Alzheimer disease: Florbetapir-a useful tool to image amyloid load and predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer disease

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Katie Kingwell. Nat Rev Neurol. 2012 Sep.

. 2012 Sep;8(9):471.

doi: 10.1038/nrneurol.2012.162. Epub 2012 Aug 7.

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