Automated Imaging Reveals Where TAU Protein Originates in the Brain in Alzheimer's Disease (1 of 3) (IMAGE)

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Automated Imaging Reveals Where TAU Protein Originates in the Brain in Alzheimer's Disease (1 of 3)

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Four views of the origin of tauopathy in vivo. <i>Left</i>, TAU PET images for a cognitively normal person; <i>right: top</i>, 3D rendering of brain surface with TAU PET overlay; <i>bottom</i>, flat map showing topographic detail of surface anatomy with TAU origin identified in white outline. This material relates to a paper that appeared in the Jan. 20, 2021, issue of <i>Science Translational Medicine</i>, published by AAAS. The paper, by J.S. Sanchez at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, MA; and colleagues was titled, "The cortical origin and initial spread of medial temporal tauopathy in Alzheimer's disease assessed with positron emission tomography."

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[Credit: Justin Sanchez and Keith Johnson, Massachusetts General Hospital]

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