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ArticleAlzheimer's & dementia (Amsterdam, Netherlands)

Accounting for white matter uptake improves between tracer agreement in amyloid PET.

Yinghua Chen, Hillary Protas, Ji Luo, Shan Li, Javad Sohankar, Chen-Ray Pan, Valentina Ghisays, Wendy Lee, Teresa Wu, Ding-Geng Chen and 3 more

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13 authors.

Yinghua ChenBanner Alzheimer's Institute Phoenix Arizona USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8810-0978
Hillary ProtasBanner Alzheimer's Institute Phoenix Arizona USA.
Ji LuoBanner Alzheimer's Institute Phoenix Arizona USA.
Shan LiBanner Alzheimer's Institute Phoenix Arizona USA.
Javad SohankarBanner Alzheimer's Institute Phoenix Arizona USA.
Chen-Ray PanBasis Chandler Chandler Arizona USA.
Valentina GhisaysBanner Alzheimer's Institute Phoenix Arizona USA.
Wendy LeeBanner Alzheimer's Institute Phoenix Arizona USA.
Teresa WuASU-Mayo Center for Innovative Imaging Tempe Arizona USA.
Ding-Geng ChenCollege of Health Solutions Arizona State University Phoenix Arizona USA.
Eric M ReimanBanner Alzheimer's Institute Phoenix Arizona USA.
Kewei ChenBanner Alzheimer's Institute Phoenix Arizona USA.
Yi SuBanner Alzheimer's Institute Phoenix Arizona USA.

Funding

APOE in the Predisposition to, Protection from and Prevention of Alzheimer's DiseaseR01AG069453 · NIA · BANNER HEALTH · PI ASHTON, NICHOLAS, LANGBAUM, JESSICA BROOKE · 2020 to 2025
$27.4M
Research Education ComponentP30AG072980 · NIA · BANNER HEALTH · PI Nicholas Ashton · 2021 to 2026
$24.9M
Tracer harmonization for amyloid and tau PET imaging using statistical and deep learning techniquesRF1AG073424 · NIA · BANNER HEALTH · PI SU, YI · 2022 to 2022
$2.3M
Tracer harmonization for amyloid and tau PET imaging using statistical and deep learning techniquesR01AG073424 · NIA · BANNER HEALTH · PI Yi Su · 2025 to 2026
$1.4M
NIA NIH HHS P30 AG072980NIA NIH HHS R01 AG069453NIA NIH HHS R01 AG073424NIA NIH HHS RF1 AG073424
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAmyloid positron emission tomography (PET) allows in vivo measurement of amyloid plaque deposition; however, different tracers lead to different results. We test the hypothesis that the variability in amyloid measurements is related to white matter retention, and accounting for this variability can improve agreements.

methodsData from the Centiloid project was downloaded and processed for four F18 tracer-to-Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) pairs to obtain mean cortical standardized uptake value ratio (MCSUVR). Three approaches were examined to account for white matter contribution to the MCSUVR. Pearson's correlation was used to assess the between tracer agreements. Steiger's test was used to determine the significance of improvement.

resultsAccounting for white matter signal improves the agreement. The regional spread function partial volume correction (RSF PVC) method was most consistent in achieving statistically significant improvements ( DISCUSSION: Between-tracer agreement of amyloid measure can be improved by accounting for white matter signal. Further investigation is ongoing for additional improvement. Highlights: Analyzing head-to-head data for all four common F18-labeled tracers against Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB).Evaluating three different techniques to correct for white matter signal.Steiger's test to determine the significance of improvements.White matter uptake contributes to the between-tracer measurement difference.

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amyloidharmonizationPET

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PMID40861823
PMCPMC12375990

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