The use of tau PET to stage Alzheimer disease according to the Braak staging framework
AC Macedo, C Tissot, J Therriault… - Journal of Nuclear …, 2023 - Soc Nuclear Med
Amyloid-β plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) are the 2 histopathologic hallmarks of
Alzheimer disease (AD). On the basis of the pattern of NFT distribution in the brain, Braak …
Alzheimer disease (AD). On the basis of the pattern of NFT distribution in the brain, Braak …
Clinical correlates of the PET-based Braak staging framework in Alzheimer's disease
AC Macedo, D Durço, C Tissot, J Therriault… - The Journal of …, 2024 - Springer
In vivo Alzheimer's disease diagnosis and staging is traditionally based on clinical features.
However, the agreement between clinical and pathological Alzheimer's disease diagnosis …
However, the agreement between clinical and pathological Alzheimer's disease diagnosis …
Spatial decrease of synaptic density in amnestic mild cognitive impairment follows the tau build-up pattern
G Vanderlinden, J Ceccarini, T Vande Casteele… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Next to amyloid and tau, synaptic loss is a key pathological hallmark in Alzheimer's disease,
closely related to cognitive dysfunction and neurodegeneration. Tau is thought to cause …
closely related to cognitive dysfunction and neurodegeneration. Tau is thought to cause …
Evaluation of tau deposition using 18F-PI-2620 PET in MCI and early AD subjects—a MissionAD tau sub-study
S Bullich, A Mueller, S De Santi, N Koglin… - Alzheimer's Research & …, 2022 - Springer
Background The ability of 18F-PI-2620 PET to measure the spatial distribution of tau
pathology in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been demonstrated in previous studies. The …
pathology in Alzheimer's disease (AD) has been demonstrated in previous studies. The …
Development, initial validation, and application of a visual read method for [18F]MK‐6240 tau PET
JL Shuping, DC Matthews, K Adamczuk… - … Research & Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background The positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracer [18F] MK‐6240 exhibits
high specificity for neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) of tau protein in Alzheimer's disease (AD) …
high specificity for neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) of tau protein in Alzheimer's disease (AD) …
Impact of meningeal uptake and partial volume correction techniques on [18F]MK-6240 binding in aMCI patients and healthy controls
N Mertens, L Michiels, G Vanderlinden… - Journal of Cerebral …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
[18F] MK-6240 is a second-generation tau PET-tracer to quantify neurofibrillary tangles in-
vivo. However, individually variable levels of meningeal uptake induce spill-in-effects into …
vivo. However, individually variable levels of meningeal uptake induce spill-in-effects into …
Amyloid, cerebrovascular disease, and neurodegeneration biomarkers are associated with cognitive trajectories in a racially and ethnically diverse, community-based …
We characterized the additive contribution of cerebrovascular biomarkers to amyloid and
neurodegeneration biomarkers (AV (N)) when modeling prospective, longitudinal cognitive …
neurodegeneration biomarkers (AV (N)) when modeling prospective, longitudinal cognitive …
Exploring discordant low amyloid beta and high neocortical tau positron emission tomography cases
Abstract Introduction Neocortical 3R4R (3‐repeat/4‐repeat) tau aggregates are rarely
observed in the absence of amyloid beta (Aβ). 18F‐MK6240 binds specifically to the 3R4R …
observed in the absence of amyloid beta (Aβ). 18F‐MK6240 binds specifically to the 3R4R …
Tau Imaging with 18F-MK6240 across the Alzheimer's Disease spectrum
Tau deposition plays a critical role over cognition and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Recent generation tracers have high target to background ratios giving a wide …
disease (AD). Recent generation tracers have high target to background ratios giving a wide …
Predicting functional decline in aging and Alzheimer's disease with PET-based Braak staging
AC Macedo, J Therriault, C Tissot… - Brain …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The progression of PET-based Braak stages correlates with cognitive deterioration in aging
and Alzheimer's disease. Here, we investigate the association between PET-based Braak …
and Alzheimer's disease. Here, we investigate the association between PET-based Braak …