This study will test two different doses of florbetapir F 18 to determine which dose is best to image amyloid plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients using a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
20
single dose IV injection
Research Site
West Palm Beach, Florida, United States
Research Site
North East, Maryland, United States
Research Site
Clementon, New Jersey, United States
Florbetapir-PET Scan Quality
Visual evaluation of image quality by nuclear medicine specialist blinded to dose and clinical information; reported on a 5-point scale (5=excellent and 1=poor).
Time frame: 0-90 min after injection
Mean Cortical to Cerebellum SUVR
Standardized Uptake Value ratio (SUVR) is the ratio of tracer uptake in predefined cortical regions, relative to uptake in the whole cerebellum.
Time frame: 0-90 min after injection
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