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Observational studyEuropean journal of nuclear medicine and molecular imaging2026

The clinical Alzheimer's disease spectrum classified in the A/T/N framework with

Vere Rose Megens, Peter Wessel Strandhagen, Erik Magnus Berntsen, Ebba Gløersen Müller, Koen Van Laere, Live Eikenes, Asta K Haberg, 180˚N Cognitive Impairment Group

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Vere Rose MegensDepartment of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.ORCID 0009-0007-6596-5662
Peter Wessel StrandhagenDepartment of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-1939-4620
Erik Magnus BerntsenDepartment of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.ORCID 0000-0001-7929-3739
Ebba Gløersen MüllerDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Division of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-3964-6055
Koen Van LaereDepartment of Imaging and Pathology, Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.ORCID 0000-0001-5200-7245
Live EikenesDepartment of Circulation and Medical Imaging, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.ORCID 0000-0003-3411-8317
Asta K HabergDepartment of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway. asta.haberg@ntnu.no.ORCID 0000-0002-9007-1202
180˚N Cognitive Impairment Group

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Abstract

purposeThis study pioneers the ability of semi-quantitative A/T/N classification using combined

methodsMCI (n = 45, mean age 71.0 ± 8.8, 40% female, MMSE 26.2) and MD (n = 44, mean age 70.1 ± 7.6, 48% female, MMSE 24.1) participants underwent PET with

resultsT+ was more frequent in MD (68%) than in MCI (44%). Among T+ , MD participants were more often A+ (39%) than MCI (27%). T-burden differed significantly between MCI and MD (W = 642, p = 0.004). Increasing A-burden, T-burden, and hypometabolism, reflected by lower N-burden were associated with worse performance in Norwegian validated revised mini-mental state-examination (MMSE-NR3) (p = 0.048, < 0.001, and 0.006, respectively), A-burden and N-burden with CERAD Word List Memory Test for immediate and delayed recall (CERAD) (p = 0.041), T-burden with CERAD Word List Memory Test for recognition (CERAD R) (p < 0.001), and N-burden with Clock-drawing test (CDT) (p = 0.023) and Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT) (p = 0.025).

conclusionThe A/T/N classification was most informative for A (+/-) and T (+/-) PET, with T-PET appearing to distinguish MCI from MD, while N-PET correlated most with cognitive impairment.

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Alzheimer DiseaseCognitive DysfunctionFluorodeoxyglucose F18Positron-Emission TomographyRadiopharmaceuticalsAgedAniline CompoundsBenzothiazolesDiagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansIsoquinolinesMaleMemoryAniline CompoundsBenzothiazolesFluorodeoxyglucose F18flutemetamolIsoquinolinesMK-6240RadiopharmaceuticalsBiomarkersBrain MetabolismNeurodegenerative DiseasesNeuroimagingTauopathyVizamyl

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