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✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 59 out of 100. Brain scans and imaging

Topic: Plasma and spinal-fluid biomarkers

Positron emission tomography (PET)-based staging of regional amyloid deposition has recently emerged as a promising tool for sensitive detection and stratification of pathology progression in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). Here we present an updated methodological framework for PET-based amyloid staging using region-specific amyloid-positivity thresholds and assess its longitudinal validity using serial PET acquisitions. We defined region-specific thresholds of amyloid-positivity based on Florbetapir-PET data of 13 young healthy individuals (age ≤ 45y), applied these thresholds to Florbetapir-PET data of 179 cognitively normal older individuals to estimate a regional amyloid staging model, and tested this model in a larger sample of patients with mild cognitive impairment (N = 403) and AD dementia (N = 85). 2-year follow-up Florbetapir-PET scans from a subset of this sample (N = 436) were used to assess the longitudinal validity of the cross-sectional model based on individual stage transitions and data-driven longitudinal trajectory modeling. Results show a remarkable congruence between cross-sectionally estimated and longitudinally modeled trajectories of amyloid accumulation, beginning in anterior temporal areas, followed by frontal and medial parietal areas, the remaining associative neocortex, and finally primary sensory-motor areas and subcortical regions. Over 98% of individual amyloid deposition profiles and longitudinal stage transitions adhered to this staging scheme of regional pathology progression, which was further supported by corresponding changes in cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers. In conclusion, we provide a methodological refinement and longitudinal validation of PET-based staging of regional amyloid accumulation, which may help improving early detection and in-vivo stratification of pathologic disease progression in AD.

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Jelistratova, I., Teipel, S. J., & Grothe, M. J. (2020). Longitudinal validity of PET-based staging of regional amyloid deposition. Human brain mapping. https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.25121

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Jelistratova I, Teipel SJ, Grothe MJ. Longitudinal validity of PET-based staging of regional amyloid deposition. Human brain mapping. 2020. doi:10.1002/hbm.25121. PMID: 32648624.

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@article{jelistratova2020-32648624,
  author  = {Jelistratova, Irina and Teipel, Stefan J and Grothe, Michel J},
  title   = {{Longitudinal validity of PET-based staging of regional amyloid deposition}},
  journal = {Human brain mapping},
  year    = {2020},
  doi     = {10.1002/hbm.25121},
  pmid    = {32648624},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1002/hbm.25121}
}

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How this study scored 59/100
How this study's score is builtJournal tier 7 of 10; Journal's citation record left out, no data; Study design 4 of 12; Strength of evidence 3 of 5; Peer-review validation 10 of 10; How recent 2 of 5; Sample size 2 of 4; Effect reported 0 of 3; Studied in people 3 of 3; Randomized / blinded 0 of 2; Times cited left out, no data; Citations per year left out, no data; Impact for its field and year left out, no data; Cited by studies here left out, no data; Still being cited left out, no data; Senior author's track record left out, no data; Institution's track record left out, no data; Multicenter collaboration left out, no data; Indexed in PubMed 2 of 2; Free to read left out, no data. 33 of the 56 points it could be judged on, which is 59 of 100. Total 59 of 100.33 of the 56 points we could judge = 59 of 100

Published in a peer-reviewed journal, and it is a snapshot of people at one point in time. Scored zero for effect reported and randomized / blinded because the record does not state it. We have no data on journal's citation record, times cited, citations per year, impact for its field and year, cited by studies here, still being cited, senior author's track record, institution's track record, multicenter collaboration and free to read, so those were left out: it earned 33 of the 56 points we could judge it on, which is 59 out of 100.

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Journal tier 7 / 10 Tier 3 — peer-reviewed journal (Human brain mapping)
Journal's citation record — / 4 No journal record from OpenAlex — left out of this score
Study design 4 / 12 A snapshot of people at one point in time
Strength of evidence 3 / 5 Rated “moderate” in our summary
Peer-review validation 10 / 10 Peer-reviewed. Published as an article in a named peer-reviewed journal.
How recent 2 / 5 2020 — within 10 year(s) of the newest study here
Sample size 2 / 4 403 participants
Effect reported 0 / 3 No effect size reported — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Studied in people 3 / 3 Studied in people (participant count stated)
Randomized / blinded 0 / 2 No randomization or blinding stated — scores zero (not stated in the record — scored 0)
Times cited — / 7 No citation count (not found in OpenAlex) — left out of this score
Citations per year — / 5 No citation count or no year — left out of this score
Impact for its field and year — / 6 No field-weighted citation impact (OpenAlex has none yet) — left out of this score
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Still being cited — / 4 No yearly citation counts — left out of this score
Senior author's track record — / 4 Senior author's record not available — left out of this score
Institution's track record — / 3 No institution listed in OpenAlex — left out of this score
Multicenter collaboration — / 3 Institutions not listed — left out of this score
Indexed in PubMed 2 / 2 Indexed in PubMed (PMID 32648624)
Free to read — / 2 Access not recorded — left out of this score
Points 33 / 56 Scored on 10 of 20 parts. We have no data for the rest, so they are left out: 33 of the 56 points we could judge it on is 59 out of 100.
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