Ethical,and practical issues in applying functional imaging to the clinical management of Alzheimer's disease |
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| Authors: | Rosen Allyson C Bokde Arun L W Pearl Allison Yesavage Jerome A |
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| Institution: | Department of Psychology, Jordan Hall, Bldg 420, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. rosena@psych.stanford.edu |
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| Abstract: | This review outlines ethical, legal, and practical issues related to conducting functional imaging research with Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. Imaging techniques, with an emphasis on functional MRI and positron emission tomography, are compared and contrasted with respect to the manner in which they can be applied to issues of clinical relevance to AD. Methodological difficulties are raised to assist with critical evaluation of current imaging results. Various potential clinical applications of functional imaging are briefly reviewed and discussed with respect to associated ethical conflicts. |
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| Keywords: | Functional MRI Positron emission tomography Neuroimaging Alzheimer’s disease Ethics Ligands Hemodynamic Legal Brain |
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