File:PET AD.jpg

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The red and yellow colors indicate that Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) uptake is higher in the brain of the person with AD than in the cognitively healthy person.

PiB binds to beta-amyloid plaques in the brain, and it can be imaged using PET scans.
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Source http://www.nia.nih.gov/Alzheimers/Publications/Unraveling/Part2/changing.htm/Decades_Discovery/94.html
Author The Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center, NIH
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