PET Tau - Neurodegenerative Disease Imaging

Description

The purpose of this study is to measure the amount of a protein in the brain known as tau using an imaging procedure called Positron Emission Tomography (PET/CT). Tau has been shown to build up in the brains of patients with injury to brain cells. This study looks at neurodegenerative diseases such as frontotemporal degeneration (FTD).

Conditions

Neurodegenerative Disease

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

The purpose of this study is to measure the amount of a protein in the brain known as tau using an imaging procedure called Positron Emission Tomography (PET/CT). Tau has been shown to build up in the brains of patients with injury to brain cells. This study looks at neurodegenerative diseases such as frontotemporal degeneration (FTD).

Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Imaging of Tau Pathology in Neurodegenerative Disease

PET Tau - Neurodegenerative Disease Imaging

Condition
Neurodegenerative Disease
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study

    18 Years to 100 Years

    Sexes Eligible for Study

    ALL

    Accepts Healthy Volunteers

    Yes

    Collaborators and Investigators

    University of Pennsylvania,

    David Irwin, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Pennsylvania

    Study Record Dates

    2025-12