Research ArticleClinical Investigations
Based on the Network Degeneration Hypothesis: Separating Individual Patients with Different Neurodegenerative Syndromes in a Preliminary Hybrid PET/MR Study
Masoud Tahmasian, Junming Shao, Chun Meng, Timo Grimmer, Janine Diehl-Schmid, Behrooz H. Yousefi, Stefan Förster, Valentin Riedl, Alexander Drzezga and Christian Sorg
Journal of Nuclear Medicine March 2016, 57 (3) 410-415; DOI: https://doi.org/10.2967/jnumed.115.165464
Masoud Tahmasian
1Department of Neuroradiology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
3TUM-Neuroimaging Center (TUM-NIC), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
4Sleep Disorders Research Center, Kermanshah University of Medical Science (KUMS), Kermanshah, Iran
5Department of Neurology, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
6Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Junming Shao
7School of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
8Big Data Research Center, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
9Center for Information in BioMedicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu, China
Chun Meng
1Department of Neuroradiology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
3TUM-Neuroimaging Center (TUM-NIC), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Timo Grimmer
10Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; and
Janine Diehl-Schmid
10Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; and
Behrooz H. Yousefi
2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
11Radiopharmacy of Klinikum Rechts der Isar, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Stefan Förster
2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
3TUM-Neuroimaging Center (TUM-NIC), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Valentin Riedl
1Department of Neuroradiology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
3TUM-Neuroimaging Center (TUM-NIC), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Alexander Drzezga
2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
6Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Cologne, Cologne, Germany
Christian Sorg
1Department of Neuroradiology, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
2Department of Nuclear Medicine, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
3TUM-Neuroimaging Center (TUM-NIC), Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
10Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany; and

Data supplements
Supplemental Data
Files in this Data Supplement:
In this issue
Journal of Nuclear Medicine
Vol. 57, Issue 3
March 1, 2016
Based on the Network Degeneration Hypothesis: Separating Individual Patients with Different Neurodegenerative Syndromes in a Preliminary Hybrid PET/MR Study
Masoud Tahmasian, Junming Shao, Chun Meng, Timo Grimmer, Janine Diehl-Schmid, Behrooz H. Yousefi, Stefan Förster, Valentin Riedl, Alexander Drzezga, Christian Sorg
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Mar 2016, 57 (3) 410-415; DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.165464
Based on the Network Degeneration Hypothesis: Separating Individual Patients with Different Neurodegenerative Syndromes in a Preliminary Hybrid PET/MR Study
Masoud Tahmasian, Junming Shao, Chun Meng, Timo Grimmer, Janine Diehl-Schmid, Behrooz H. Yousefi, Stefan Förster, Valentin Riedl, Alexander Drzezga, Christian Sorg
Journal of Nuclear Medicine Mar 2016, 57 (3) 410-415; DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.165464
Jump to section
Related Articles
Cited By...
- Network changes associated with right anterior temporal lobe atrophy: insight into unique symptoms
- Can we predict sleep health based on brain features? A large-scale machine learning study
- Frontotemporal Dementia Subtyping using Machine Learning, Multivariate Statistics, and Neuroimaging
- The Use of Tau PET to Stage Alzheimer Disease According to the Braak Staging Framework
- The Use of Tau PET to Stage Alzheimer Disease According to the Braak Staging Framework
- Decoupling of inter-regional functional connectivity and regional neural activity in Alzheimer Disease
- The Network Degeneration Hypothesis: Spread of Neurodegenerative Patterns Along Neuronal Brain Networks
- Prospective Validation of 18F-FDG Brain PET Discriminant Analysis Methods in the Diagnosis of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Hybrid PET/MR Imaging in Neurology: Present Applications and Prospects for the Future