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Appropriate Use Criteria for Amyloid PET: A Report of the Amyloid Imaging Task Force, the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, and the Alzheimer’s Association

Keith A. Johnson, Satoshi Minoshima, Nicolaas I. Bohnen, Kevin J. Donohoe, Norman L. Foster, Peter Herscovitch, Jason H. Karlawish, Christopher C. Rowe, Maria C. Carrillo, Dean M. Hartley, Saima Hedrick, Virginia Pappas and William H. Thies
Journal of Nuclear Medicine March 2013, 54 (3) 476-490; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.113.120618
Keith A. Johnson
1Departments of Radiology and Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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Satoshi Minoshima
2Department of Radiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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Nicolaas I. Bohnen
3Departments of Radiology and Neurology, University of Michigan, and VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Kevin J. Donohoe
4Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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Norman L. Foster
5Department of Neurology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Peter Herscovitch
6PET Department, NIH Clinical Center, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland
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Jason H. Karlawish
7Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Christopher C. Rowe
8Department of Nuclear Medicine and Centre for PET, Austin Health, Victoria, Australia
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Maria C. Carrillo
9Division of Medical and Scientific Relations, Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago, Illinois; and
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Dean M. Hartley
9Division of Medical and Scientific Relations, Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago, Illinois; and
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Saima Hedrick
10Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, Virginia
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Virginia Pappas
10Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging, Reston, Virginia
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William H. Thies
9Division of Medical and Scientific Relations, Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago, Illinois; and
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    F-18 Beta-Amyloid PET Radiopharmaceuticals Compared to C-11 PiB

    Ligand compared with C-11 PiBSubjectsCorrelation of binding between ligandsDiagnostic performance
    Florbetapir [55]12 AD patients, 14 cognitively normal control subjectsComposite cortical binding correlation r = 0.78, P < .001Group discrimination florbetapir area under the curve = 0.90 vs PiB = 1.0.
    Florbetapir [56]24 MCI subjects, 8 healthy control subjectsComposite cortical binding correlation ρ = 0.95, P < .001, slope = 0.6097% classification agreement using derived cut points
    Flutemetamol [48]20 AD patients, 20 MCI subjectsComposite cortical binding correlation r = 0.905, slope = 0.99100% concordance of individual subject visual scan categorization between ligands
    Florbetaben [57]10 AD patients, 10 healthy control subjectsComposite cortical binding correlation r = 0.97, P < .0001, slope = 0.71100% concordance of individual subject visual scan categorization between ligands
    NAV4694 [53]7 AD patients, 3 patients with frontotemporal dementia, 10 MCI subjects, 25 healthy control subjectsComposite cortical binding correlation r = 0.99, P < .0001, slope = 0.95100% concordance of individual subject visual scan categorization between ligands
    • Abbreviations: PiB, Pittsburgh compound B; AD, Alzheimer’s disease; MCI, mild cognitive impairment.

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    Variables Considered in Constructing Clinical Presentation Scenarios

    Scenario variableVariations considered
    SymptomsNone
    Memory or cognitive complaint
    Clinical settingNonmedical
    PCP
    Specialist
    Dementia specialist
    Clinical contextNot applicable (nonmedical)
    Initial assessment
    Full evaluation, AD not suspected
    Full evaluation, AD suspected
    Evidence of deficit on examinationNot applicable (nonmedical)
    None
    Yes
    MCI
    Mild—moderate dementia
    Severe dementia
    Family history of AD or apolipoprotein E ɛ4 positiveNegative
    Positive
    AD genetic mutation carrierNegative
    Positive
    Not applicable
    Age<65 years
    >65 years
    • Abbreviations: PCP, Primary Care Physician; AD, Alzheimer’s disease; MCI, mild cognitive impairment.

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    Table of Relationships with Industry and Other Entities for Task Force Members and Outside Reviewers

    NameReported relationships with industry or other entities
    Bohnen, Nic• None
    Devous, Michael• Avid Pharmaceuticals
    • Lilly Healthcare
    • Bayer (now Piramal Pharmaceuticals)
    Donohoe, Kevin• None
    Drzezga, Alexander• Avid Radiopharmaceuticals/Lilly Healthcare
    • Bayer Healthcare
    • GE Healthcare
    • Siemens Healthcare
    Foster, Norman• Bristol-Meyers Squibb
    • GE Healthcare
    • Janssen AI
    • Center for Health Improvement
    Herholz, Karl• GE Healthcare
    • Elan
    • Avid Radiopharmaceuticals/Lilly Healthcare
    Herscovitch, Peter• None
    Johnson, Keith• Siemens
    • Avid Radiopharmaceuticals/Lilly Healthcare
    • Janssen AI
    • Bayer
    • Navidea Biopharmaceuticals
    • Piramal Healthcare
    Karlawish, Jason• Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study (member)
    Minoshima, Satoshi• None
    Rabinovici, Gil• Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
    Rowe, Christopher• Bayer
    • GE Healthcare
    • AstraZeneca
    • Piramal Healthcare
    • Avid Radiopharmaceuticals/Lilly Healthcare
    • Navidea Biopharmaceuticals
    Villemagne, Victor• Bayer
    Wolk, David• Pfizer
    • GE Healthcare
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Keith A. Johnson, Satoshi Minoshima, Nicolaas I. Bohnen, Kevin J. Donohoe, Norman L. Foster, Peter Herscovitch, Jason H. Karlawish, Christopher C. Rowe, Maria C. Carrillo, Dean M. Hartley, Saima Hedrick, Virginia Pappas, William H. Thies
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    • 1. INTRODUCTION
    • 2. BACKGROUND
    • 3. METHODS
    • 4. DEFINITIONS
    • 5. PET Aβ RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS
    • 6. RESULTS OF RATINGS
    • 7. DISCUSSION OF INDIVIDUAL INDICATIONS
    • 8. LIMITATIONS OF AMYLOID PET IN CLINICAL EVALUATION
    • 9. AMYLOID PET AND ANTICIPATED IMPACT ON PATIENT CARE
    • 10. IMAGE QUALITY AND REPORTING
    • 11. FURTHER RESEARCH QUESTIONS
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