PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Keith A. Johnson
AU  - Satoshi Minoshima
AU  - Nicolaas I. Bohnen
AU  - Kevin J. Donohoe
AU  - Norman L. Foster
AU  - Peter Herscovitch
AU  - Jason H. Karlawish
AU  - Christopher C. Rowe
AU  - Maria C. Carrillo
AU  - Dean M. Hartley
AU  - Saima Hedrick
AU  - Virginia Pappas
AU  - William H. Thies
TI  - 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
AID  - 10.2967/jnumed.113.120618
DP  - 2013 Mar 01
TA  - Journal of Nuclear Medicine
PG  - 476--490
VI  - 54
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/54/3/476.short
4100  - http://jnm.snmjournals.org/content/54/3/476.full
SO  - J Nucl Med2013 Mar 01; 54
AB  - Positron emission tomography (PET) of brain amyloid β is a technology that is becoming more available, but its clinical utility in medical practice requires careful definition. To provide guidance to dementia care practitioners, patients, and caregivers, the Alzheimer’s Association and the Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging convened the Amyloid Imaging Taskforce (AIT). The AIT considered a broad range of specific clinical scenarios in which amyloid PET could potentially be used appropriately. Peer-reviewed, published literature was searched to ascertain available evidence relevant to these scenarios, and the AIT developed a consensus of expert opinion. Although empirical evidence of impact on clinical outcomes is not yet available, a set of specific appropriate use criteria (AUC) were agreed on that define the types of patients and clinical circumstances in which amyloid PET could be used. Both appropriate and inappropriate uses were considered and formulated, and are reported and discussed here. Because both dementia care and amyloid PET technology are in active development, these AUC will require periodic reassessment. Future research directions are also outlined, including diagnostic utility and patient-centered outcomes.