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Research, Grants and Clinical Trials
The University of Tennessee Medical Center pushes the frontiers of medicine through various research projects and clinical trials, many times in conjunction with the UT Graduate School of Medicine. The following is an overview of brain and spine projects currently underway.
Alzheimer’s Disease-
“Dynamic 18FDG PET Study in Patients With Alzheimer’s Disease Utilizing a PET/CT Scanner”
Principal Investigators
John H. Dougherty MD; ConscJD@gmail.com; 865.305.6740Location of Study
UT Medical Center, Knoxville, Medicine and Radiology DepartmentsPurpose of Study
- To evaluate dynamic PET brain scanning on a commercial PET/CT scanner.
- To assess the utility of dynamic imaging parameters for improving the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
- To apply statistical analysis to evaluate the group difference of AD, other types of dementia and normal subjects based on neuroimaging parameters.