{"id":11765,"date":"2020-11-11T13:17:26","date_gmt":"2020-11-11T19:17:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rayusradiology.com\/?p=11765"},"modified":"2020-11-11T15:39:20","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T21:39:20","slug":"using-pet-ct-to-diagnose-and-treat-alzheimers-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rayusradiology.com\/blog\/using-pet-ct-to-diagnose-and-treat-alzheimers-disease\/","title":{"rendered":"Using PET\/CT to Diagnose and Treat Alzheimer\u2019s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">As the population continues to age in America, the number of people living with Alzheimer\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">d<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">isease\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is also\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">grow<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. An estimated 5 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with the disease and that number is expected to increase to 7 million by 2030, according to neurologist Michael Mega, MD of the Center for Cognitive Health in Portland, Oregon. His team works to give patients an early diagnosis of the disease and offers them options like clinical trials.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There are tests he can run in his office, but for a peek inside the brain, Dr. Mega sends patients to Epic Imaging for a PET\/CT. Here\u2019s why<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Using PET\/CT to Diagnose and Treat Alzheimer\u2019s Disease\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6cv6Oj5gyHU?feature=oembed&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;showinfo=0&#038;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To find out more about\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">what you need to know before<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0your PET\/CT,\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rayusradiology.com\/services\/nuclear-medicine\/pet-ct\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">click<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">here<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the population continues to age in America, the number of people living with Alzheimer\u2019s\u00a0disease\u00a0is also\u00a0growing. 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