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Research Showing Genomics- and Image-Guided Subtyping Refines Characterization of Alzheimer’s Disease Presented at SNMMI 2023

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Based on a novel clustering framework using sparse canonical correlation analysis (SCCA), the integrated approach was successful in identifying four subtypes of Alzheimer’s disease and the top genes associated with each, according to the authors of the study, “An SCCA-clustering framework for Alzheimer’s disease subtyping using tau PET and genomics.”

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Study on Value of 68Ga-FAPI PET/CT Imaging for Evaluation of Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis presented during SNMMI 2023

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christine.book Mon, 06/26/2023 - 12:46 June 26, 2023 — PET imaging with 68Ga-FAPI offers a feasible, reliable, and reproducible method for evaluating disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis, according to new research presented at the 2023 Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Annual Meeting.

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PET reveals patient responses to new Alzheimer’s disease drug

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Patients with less tau pathology on PET scans may respond better to treatment with the new Alzheimer’s disease drug donanemab, according to an October 25 news report in the journal Practical Neurology. Food and Drug Administration, with a decision expected by the end of 2023. Donanemab is currently under review for approval by the U.S.

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Magnetic Resonance-guided Focused Ultrasound in Intracranial Diseases

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Food and Drug Administration has approved this technology for the treatment of essential tremor and Parkinson's disease, and its indications are expanding to include various intracranial diseases. High-intensity FUS is a safe and effective treatment for various intracranial diseases.

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Research Spotlight: Validating an MRI Biomarker for Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease

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Is there a signature biomarker for younger/early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease (EOAD)? Sporadic early-onset Alzheimer’s disease (EOAD) is rare and understudied. The Sporadic Early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease Signature Of Atrophy: Preliminary Findings From The Longitudinal Early-onset Alzheimer’s Disease Study (LEADS) Cohort.

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Road to RSNA 2023: AI Preview

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Welcome to the first installment of this year’s Road to RSNA preview of the RSNA 2023 meeting. AI’s capability and potential to enhance the practice of radiology will take center stage at RSNA 2023. For more information on those presentations and other abstracts, check out the RSNA 2023 meeting program. 2:00 p.m. | 3:10 p.m. |

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Radiologists Outperformed AI in Identifying Lung Diseases on Chest X-ray

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milla1cf Tue, 09/26/2023 - 15:32 September 26, 2023 — In a study of more than 2,000 chest X-rays , radiologists outperformed AI in accurately identifying the presence and absence of three common lung diseases, according to a study published in Radiology , a journal of the Radiological Society of North America ( RSNA ).

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