Evaluation of Age and Sex-Related Metabolic Changes in Healthy Subjects: An Italian Brain 18F-FDG PET Study

Evaluation of Age and Sex-Related Metabolic Changes in Healthy Subjects: An Italian Brain 18F-FDG PET Study

Background: 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron-emission-tomography (PET) allows detection of cerebral metabolic alterations in neurological diseases vs. normal aging. We assess age- and sex-related brain metabolic changes in healthy subjects, exploring impact of activity normalization methods...

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Main Authors: Michela Allocca, Flavia Linguanti, Maria Lucia Calcagni, Angelina Cistaro, Valeria Gaudieri, Ugo Paolo Guerra, Silvia Morbelli, Flavio Nobili, Sabina Pappatà, Stelvio Sestini, Duccio Volterrani, Valentina Berti, for the Neurology Study Group of the Italian Association of Nuclear Medicine
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
fluorodeoxyglucose
18F-FDG
positron-emission tomography
PET imaging
brain
healthy aging
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/10/21/4932

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