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Amyloid PET imaging in patients with mild cognitive impairment: A 2-year follow-up study

Koivunen, J., Scheinin, N., Virta, J.R., Aalto, S., Vahlberg, T., Någren, K., Helin, S., Parkkola, R. +2 more·2011·Neurology

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have greater risk of conversion to Alzheimer disease (AD). Increased brain amyloid burden in AD and MCI has been demonstrated with PET using [(11)C] Pittsburgh compound B (PiB) as a tracer. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate change in β-amyloid deposition in with MCI during 2-year follow-up. METHODS: Patients with MCI and controls were studied with [(11)C] PiB PET, MRI, and neuropsychometry at baseline and these investigations were repeated in patients with MCI after follow-up. RESULTS: Those patients with MCI converting to AD during follow-up had greater [(11)C] PiB retention in the posterior cingulate (p=0.020), in the lateral frontal cortex (p=0.006), in the temporal cortex (p=0.022), in the putamen (p=0.041), and in the caudate nucleus (p=0.025) as compared to nonconverters. In converters, there was no significant change in [(11)C] PiB uptake, whereas an increase was seen as compared to baseline in nonconverters in the anterior and posterior cingulate, temporal and parietal cortices, and putamen. Hippocampal atrophy was greater in converters at baseline than in nonconverters, but increased significantly in both groups during follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Hippocampal atrophy and amyloid deposition seem to dissociate during the evolution of MCI, the atrophy increasing clearly and [(11)C] PiB retention changing modestly when conversion to AD occurs. Longer follow-up is needed to determine whether nonconverters would convert to AD later, which would suggest accelerated [(11)C] PiB retention preceding clinical conversion.

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Koivunen, J., Scheinin, N., Virta, J. R., Aalto, S., Vahlberg, T., Någren, K., Helin, S., Parkkola, R., Viitanen, M., & Rinne, J. O.
Affiliations
University of Turku (FI)
Venue
Neurology
Published
2011-03-22
Volume
76
Issue
12
Pages
1085-1090
ISSN
  • 0028-3878 (ISSN-L)
  • 1526-632X
OpenAlex
W2143282099
Cited by
188
References
18
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21.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neurology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Physiology › Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging › Medical Imaging Techniques and Applications
Keywords
amnestic mild cognitive impairment, amyloid-beta deposition, Pittsburgh compound B, amyloid PET, hippocampal atrophy, posterior cingulate cortex, temporal cortex, putamen, longitudinal follow-up
MeSH terms
Aged, Alzheimer Disease, Aniline Compounds, Atrophy, Brain, Carbon Radioisotopes, Cognition Disorders, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Neuropsychological Tests, Thiazoles, Amyloid beta-Peptides, Disease Progression, Positron-Emission Tomography

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