Imaging procedure can identify biomarker associated with Alzheimer's disease

Wednesday, January 19, 2011 - 12:20 in Health & Medicine

Preliminary research suggests that use of a type of molecular imaging procedure may have the ability to detect the presence of beta-amyloid in the brains of individuals during life, a biomarker that is identified during autopsy to confirm a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease, according to a study in the January 19 issue of JAMA...

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