What Is T+? A Gordian Knot of Tracers, Thresholds, and Topographies

J Nucl Med. 2021 May 10;62(5):614-619. doi: 10.2967/jnumed.120.245423. Epub 2020 Dec 31.

Abstract

In this review we examine, in the context of the amyloid, tau, and neurodegeneration framework, the available evidence and potential alternatives on how to establish tau positivity (T+) for multiple tau-imaging tracers in order to reach a consensus on normal and abnormal tau imaging values that can be universally implemented in clinical research and therapeutic trials.

Keywords: AT(N) framework; Alzheimer disease; biomarkers; brain imaging; tau imaging.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Radioactive Tracers*
  • tau Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Radioactive Tracers
  • tau Proteins