title: [German Society of Nuclear Medicine procedure guideline on beta-amyloid brain PET imaging].
abstract: Recently, a number of positron emission tomography (PET) radiotracers have been approved for clinical use. These tracers target cerebral beta-amyloid (Aβ) plaques, a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. Increasing use of this method implies the need for respective standards. This German Society of Nuclear Medicine guideline describes adequate procedures for Aβ plaque PET imaging. It not only discusses the tracers used for that purpose, but also lists measures for correct patient preparation, image data generation, processing, analysis and interpretation. With that, this "S1" category (according to the German Association of the Scientific Medical Societies standard) guideline aims at contributing to quality assurance of nuclear imaging in Germany.
authors.affiliation: Prof. Dr. med. Henryk Barthel, Klinik und Poliklinik für Nuklearmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstr. 18, 04103 Leipzig, Tel. 03 41/971 80-82, Fax -69, henryk.barthel@medizin.uni-leipzig.de.
authors.forename: Henryk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Barthel
authors.forename: Philipp T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drzezga
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bartenstein
authors.forename: Henning
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Boecker
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Brust
authors.forename: Ralph
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Buchert
authors.forename: Heinz H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Coenen
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: la Fougère
authors.forename: Gerhard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gründer
authors.forename: Frank
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grünwald
authors.forename: Bernd J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: Torsten
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kuwert
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schreckenberger
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tatsch
authors.forename: Karl-Josef
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Langen
authors.forename: Osama
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Sabri
mesh_terms: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides / Q000378:metabolism*; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000378:metabolism*; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D057054:Molecular Imaging / Q000592:standards; D009683:Nuclear Medicine / Q000592:standards*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography / Q000592:standards*; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals / Q000493:pharmacokinetics* / Q000592:standards; D012955:Societies, Medical
chemical_list: D016229:Amyloid beta-Peptides; D015415:Biomarkers; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals
keywords: Beta-amyloid; PET; guideline; plaques; positron emission tomography