Cerebral PET with florbetapir compared with neuropathology at autopsy for detection of neuritic amyloid-β plaques: a prospective cohort study

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NeuropathologySenile plaquesMedicineAutopsyPathologyAmyloid (mycology)Prospective cohort studyNeuroscienceAlzheimer's diseasePsychologyDisease

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Year: 2012
Type: article
Volume: 11
Issue: 8
Pages: 669-678
Citations: 812
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                                    Christopher M. Clark, 
                                
                                    Michael J. Pontecorvo, 
                                
                                    Thomas G. Beach
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2012). 
                            Cerebral PET with florbetapir compared with neuropathology at autopsy for detection of neuritic amyloid-β plaques: a prospective cohort study. 
                            The Lancet Neurology
                            , 11
                            (8)
                            , 669-678.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(12)70142-4
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(12)70142-4