Positron emission tomography (PET) imaging of neuroinflammation in healthy and Alzheimer disease participants using TSPO tracers

• Published in: Alzheimer's & dementia Vol. 19; no. S16
• Main Authors: Fuh, Jong‐Ling, Lin, Yung‐Shuan, Yeh, Skye Hsin‐Hsien, Lee, Wei‐Ju, Chang, Wen‐Yi, Chang, Chi‐Wei, Yang, Bang‐Hung, Peng, Nan‐Jing, Huang, Wen‐Sheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.12.2023

Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia. In addition to the widely recognized accumulation of amyloid and tau protein being the core pathology of AD, neuroinflammation is another cause of brain dysfunction and structural change. Expression of translocator protein (TSP...