New nuclear imaging techniques help in detecting Alzheimer's disease much earlier than before. Recently developed tracers, used with positron emission tomography (PET) make beta-amyloid in the brain visible. This part of a protein, which is a main causal factor of Alzheimer's, can now be detected long before the onset of the symptoms. "This helps doctors to confirm their diagnosis and to plan the individually appropriate treatment strategy right from the start.
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