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Abstract
PURPOSE:
Based on the possibility that early-phase florbetaben (E-FBB) brain PET can be a surrogate for brain perfusion imaging, we conducted this study to investigate the clinical utility of E-FBB PET instead of F-FDG brain PET.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:
This prospective study included 35 patients with clinical suspicion of cognitive decline or dementia and 5 healthy controls. Brain MRI, E-FBB PET, late-phase FBB PET, and FDG PET were acquired. The regional SUV ratios (SUVRs) were calculated by cortical surface region of interest analysis using individual MRI, and relationship between E-FBB and FDG PET was analyzed. All PET scans were scored and analyzed as per visual scoring system, which represent tracer uptake abnormality. Moreover, uptake patterns were analyzed to determine the disease.

RESULTS:
Among the 40 subjects, 19 were amyloid-positive and 21 were amyloid-negative on late-phase FBB PET. Cortical surface region of interest analysis conducted for comparing between E-FBB and FDG PET revealed significant correlations (P < 0.0001) for regional SUVR among all brain regions; however, the SUVR values of FDG PET were statistically higher than those of E-FBB PET. Similarly, although the visually rated scores for E-FBB and FDG PET showed significant correlation (P < 0.0001), it was considered that the tracer uptake was more severely decreased for FDG PET. The disease types, specified by E-FBB and FDG PET, were statistically correlated.

CONCLUSIONS:
E-FBB PET could potentially be a useful biomarker for the diagnosis of dementia in place of FDG PET. Nevertheless, the severity of the disease was more accurately determined by FDG PET.

Author information

Son SH1, Kang K2, Ko PW2, Lee HW2, Lee SW1, Ahn BC1, Lee J1, Yoon U3, Jeong SY1.
1
From the Departments of Nuclear Medicine.
2
Neurology, School of Medicine, Kyungpook National University, Daegu.
3
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Daegu Catholic University, Gyeongsan-si, Gyeongbuk, Republic of Korea.