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. 2016 Dec 18;5:15–22. doi: 10.1016/j.dadm.2016.12.001

Table 4.

Diagnostic changes in the late-onset AUC-consistent group

Case Pre-PET diagnosis Post-PET diagnosis (if different) SUVR Visual read
Cases with change in diagnosis
 LO1 Atypical MCI MCI secondary to SNAP/anxiety 1.061 neg
 LO2 PPA (presumed non-AD) PPA due to AD 1.368 pos
 LO3 PPA (presumed non-AD) PPA due to AD 1.637 pos
 LO4 AD with CAA No AD pathology 1.144 neg
 LO5 Atypical MCI (presumed non-AD) MCI due to AD 2.002 pos
 LO6 Mixed dementia Vascular dementia 0.874 neg
 LO7 Vascular cognitive impairment (VCI) Mixed VCI and AD 1.291 pos
 LO8 Possible AD Dementia due to drug abuse 0.916 neg
Cases without change in diagnosis
 LO9 Atypical MCI (presumed non-AD - depression) 1.429 neg
 LO10 PPA (presumed non-AD) 1.120 neg
 LO11 Atypical MCI (presumed SNAP) 0.998 neg
 LO12 Atypical AD 1.431 pos
 LO13 Atypical AD 2.050 pos
 LO14 CAA due to AD 1.508 pos
 LO15 DLB 1.444 neg

Abbreviations: AUC, Appropriate Use Criteria; PET, positron emission tomography; SUVR, standard uptake volume ratio; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; pos, positive; neg, negative; SNAP, suspected non-AD pathophysiology; PPA, primary progressive aphasia; AD, Alzheimer disease; DLB, dementia with Lewy bodies; CAA, cerebral amyloid angiopathy.

Physician-suspected non-AD pathology (with AD in the differential diagnosis).