A simple method for the detection of abnormal brain regions in Alzheimer's disease patients using [11C]MP4A: comparison with [123I]IMP SPECT

Annals of Nuclear Medicine
Tsuneyoshi OtaToshiaki Irie

Abstract

We have developed a radiolabeled lipophilic acetylcholine analogue, N-[11C]methylpiperidin-4-yl acetate ([11C]MP4A) to measure brain acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity by positron emission tomography (PET) in vivo. Aiming to develop a new SPECT tracer similar to MP4A, we first proposed a simple method for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD) using [11C]MP4A PET. We performed [11C]MP4A PET and N-isopropyl [123I]iodoamphetamine ([123I]IMP) SPECT in 13 patients with AD and in 17 normal controls (NC). We calculated the ratio of radioactivity of the cortical region of interest (ROI) to that of the cerebellum measured with [11C]MP4A PET (MP4A ratio) and the ratio of regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) to that of the cerebellum measured with [123I]IMP SPECT (IMP ratio). Eleven cortical ROIs were placed in the frontal, sensorimotor, temporal, parietal, and occipital cortices in both hemispheres and in the posterior cingulate cortex, and z-score was calculated in each ROI in patients with AD compared with NC. When the z-score was 2 or more in a ROI, it was defined as a positive ROI. When a patient had 3 or more positive ROIs, the patient was diagnosed as having AD. The reduction in the MP4A ratio was greater than that in the IMP ratio ...Continue Reading

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Nov 29, 2013·Journal of Labelled Compounds & Radiopharmaceuticals·Tatsuya KikuchiToshiaki Irie
Apr 28, 2006·Current Opinion in Psychiatry·Zuzana Walker, Rodney Wh Walker
Oct 27, 2017·Alzheimer's & Dementia : Translational Research & Clinical Interventions·Drew R DeBaySultan Darvesh

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