Table.
PiB retention ratio and the distribution and magnitude of AD and LB pathology in different brain regions of interest*
PiB retention ratio |
Neuritic plaques** |
Diffuse plaques** |
Amyloid load |
NFT density |
LB density |
|
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Diagnostic regions | ||||||
Midfrontal | 1.92 | 5 | 16 | 0.09 | 0.02 | 2.41 |
Middle temporal gyrus | 1.50 | 5 | 11 | 0.07 | 0.02 | 2.48 |
Entorhinal cortex*** | N/A | 3 | 15 | 0.06 | 4.3 | 3.32 |
Middle hippocampus | 1.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.007 | 13.25 | N/A |
Inferior parietal | 1.62 | 4 | 13 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.46 |
Caudate | 1.29 | N/A | N/A | 0.03 | 0 | N/A |
Putamen | 1.44 | N/A | N/A | 0.03 | 0 | N/A |
Thalamus | 1.24 | N/A | N/A | 0.01 | 0.03 | N/A |
Substantia nigra*** | N/A | N/A | N/A | 0.01 | 0 | 4.56 |
Anterior cingulate gyrus | 1.94 | 6 | 22 | 0.07 | 0.03 | 6.53 |
Additional regions | ||||||
Middle frontal gyrus | 1.85 | 11 | 16 | 0.11 | 0.01 | 2.93 |
Amygdala | 1.28 | 25 | 6 | 0.04 | 2.4 | 6.06 |
Precentral gyrus | 1.70 | 9 | 11 | 0.04 | 0 | 0.57 |
Posterior hippocampus | 1.24 | 0 | 0 | 0.007 | 19.57 | N/A |
Superior temporal gyrus | 1.45 | 7 | 10 | 0.05 | 0 | 1.39 |
Posterior cingulate gyrus | 1.83 | 8 | 10 | 0.08 | 0.125 | 2.34 |
Precuneus | 1.95 | 5 | 12 | 0.1 | 0 | 1.89 |
Superior parietal lobule | 1.98 | 12 | 11 | 0.08 | 0.009 | 1.33 |
Calcarine cortex | 1.38 | 3 | 1 | 0.02 | 0 | 0.08 |
N/A = not applicable;
Plaque counts correspond to CERAD as follows: 1-5 = sparse; 6-19 = moderate; ≥20 = frequent (see text for description of pathology methodology)
Entorhinal cortex and substantia nigra regions evaluated at autopsy were not analyzed in the PiB-PET images because the sizes of the histological blocs were less than the resolution of PET in at least one dimension which did not allow reliable assessment of these regions.