Nuclear Medicine
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Brain Imaging Agent Approved to Help Assess Patients for Alzheimer ’s Disease, Dementia
A new radioactive diagnostic agent designed for use with positron emission tomography imaging of the brain in adults currently being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia has been approved for use in the United States. More...05 Nov 2013

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