Entire-body PET Scans for Multiple Sclerosis

Summary

To evaluate whether an entire-body positron emission tomography (PET) scanner can be exploited to improve evaluation, monitoring and measurement of both peripheral and central demyelination in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients.

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Start

2024-09-30

Primary completion

2025-09-30

Completion

2025-12-30

Publications

• Background Taswell C, Villemagne VL, Yates P, Shimada H, Leyton CE, Ballard KJ, Piguet O, Burrell JR, Hodges JR, Rowe CC. 18F-FDG PET Improves Diagnosis in Patients with Focal-Onset Dementias. J Nucl Med. 2015 Oct;56(10):1547-53. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.115.161067. Epub 2015 Aug 6.

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