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A NOVEL NEW METHOD IS ALMOST 100% ACCURATE -
Distinguishing Alzheimer's from other types of dementia

Researchers have found a novel method of distinguishing Alzheimer's from other types of dementia. A new method used by doctors at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas is almost 100 percent accurate when combined with clinical assessment.

Testing blood flow in a specific region of the brain may boost the degree of diagnostic certainty in difficult cases from 90 percent to almost 100 percent, said Dr. Frederick Bonte, director of the Nuclear Medicine Center at UT Southwestern.