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Newest in this topic

  1. Genome-wide association study of brain amyloid deposition as measured by Pittsburgh Compound-B (PiB)-PET imaging 2018-10-25
  2. Imaging Alzheimer pathology in late-life depression with PET and Pittsburgh Compound-B 2008-07-01
  3. In vitro characterization of Pittsburgh compound-B binding to Lewy bodies 2007-09-01

Studies

3 studies carry this tag.

Date range

2007 to 2018

Top journals

  • Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 1
  • Molecular psychiatry 1
  • The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 1

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  1. Genome-wide association study of brain amyloid deposition as measured by Pittsburgh Compound-B (PiB)-PET imaging

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 84 out of 100. Molecular psychiatry 2018-10-25 Genetics

    Deposition of amyloid plaques in the brain is one of the two main pathological hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD).

  2. Imaging Alzheimer pathology in late-life depression with PET and Pittsburgh Compound-B

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. Alzheimer disease and associated disorders 2008-07-01 Brain scans and imaging

    There is increasing evidence for an empiric link between late-life depression and Alzheimer disease (AD).

  3. In vitro characterization of Pittsburgh compound-B binding to Lewy bodies

    ✓ Peer-reviewed alzhub usefulness score 36 out of 100. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2007-09-01 Brain scans and imaging

    Dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is pathologically characterized by the presence of alpha-synuclein-containing Lewy bodies within the neocortical, limbic, and paralimbic regions.

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