<p>An early, biomarker-based diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is crucial, especially with the emerging availability of novel therapeutic options. However, the role of <sup>18</sup>F-FDG-PET and its relationship to other PET and CSF biomarkers remains unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was the evaluation of the role of <sup>18</sup>F-FDG-PET in AD diagnosis and its relationship to other commonly used fluid and PET biomarkers and their individual and multimodal accuracy in AD diagnosis. We included <i>n</i> = 157 AD patients, <i>n</i> = 603 MCI patients, and <i>n</i> = 380 cognitively normal participants from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) that underwent PET imaging with <sup>18</sup>F-FDG or <sup>18</sup>F-Florbetapir. Clinical and imaging data including patient characteristics, CSF biomarkers, cognition tests, <sup>18</sup>F-FDG-PET, <sup>18</sup>F-Florbetapir-PET, and <sup>18</sup>F-Flortaucipir-PET were retrospectively analyzed. PET images were quantified in several brain regions. The uptake of <sup>18</sup>F-FDG was inversely correlated with <sup>18</sup>F-Florbetapir and positively correlated with CSF Aβ42 in several brain regions commonly affected by AD. Additionally, <sup>18</sup>F-FDG uptake showed an inverse correlation with both forms of CSF tau, t-tau and p-tau, in various brain regions, but did not correlate with <sup>18</sup>F-Flortaucipir uptake. Moreover, regional <sup>18</sup>F-FDG uptake was positively correlated with cognitive function. Diagnostic accuracies were similarly high for <sup>18</sup>F-FDG uptake in the PCC/Precuneus region, <sup>18</sup>F-Florbetapir uptake, CSF Aβ42, CSF p-tau, and <sup>18</sup>F-Flortaucipir uptake in differentiating AD from cognitively normal individuals. <sup>18</sup>F-FDG-PET and its combination with CSF p-tau/ Aβ42 ratio showed the highest predictive power for disease severity. The study underscores the potential of integrating <sup>18</sup>F-FDG-PET with CSF biomarkers to enhance the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of AD, highlighting the complexity and regional specificity of biomarker interactions in neurodegeneration.</p>

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18F-FDG-PET and Multimodal Biomarker Integration: A Powerful Tool for Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis

  • Yvonne Bouter,
  • Robert M. Glasnek,
  • Jannis M. Wenzel,
  • Caroline Bouter

摘要

An early, biomarker-based diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is crucial, especially with the emerging availability of novel therapeutic options. However, the role of 18F-FDG-PET and its relationship to other PET and CSF biomarkers remains unclear. Therefore, the aim of this study was the evaluation of the role of 18F-FDG-PET in AD diagnosis and its relationship to other commonly used fluid and PET biomarkers and their individual and multimodal accuracy in AD diagnosis. We included n = 157 AD patients, n = 603 MCI patients, and n = 380 cognitively normal participants from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) that underwent PET imaging with 18F-FDG or 18F-Florbetapir. Clinical and imaging data including patient characteristics, CSF biomarkers, cognition tests, 18F-FDG-PET, 18F-Florbetapir-PET, and 18F-Flortaucipir-PET were retrospectively analyzed. PET images were quantified in several brain regions. The uptake of 18F-FDG was inversely correlated with 18F-Florbetapir and positively correlated with CSF Aβ42 in several brain regions commonly affected by AD. Additionally, 18F-FDG uptake showed an inverse correlation with both forms of CSF tau, t-tau and p-tau, in various brain regions, but did not correlate with 18F-Flortaucipir uptake. Moreover, regional 18F-FDG uptake was positively correlated with cognitive function. Diagnostic accuracies were similarly high for 18F-FDG uptake in the PCC/Precuneus region, 18F-Florbetapir uptake, CSF Aβ42, CSF p-tau, and 18F-Flortaucipir uptake in differentiating AD from cognitively normal individuals. 18F-FDG-PET and its combination with CSF p-tau/ Aβ42 ratio showed the highest predictive power for disease severity. The study underscores the potential of integrating 18F-FDG-PET with CSF biomarkers to enhance the diagnosis, prognosis, and monitoring of AD, highlighting the complexity and regional specificity of biomarker interactions in neurodegeneration.