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Table 2 Diagnostic Accuracy of PET in other forms of Dementia

From: Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography in the differential diagnosis of early-onset dementia: a prospective, community-based study

Condition

N

Sensitivity

Specificity

Frontotemporal Dementia

17

53%

(29–77%)

95%

(90–100%)

Dementia with Lewy Bodies

6

83%

(53–100%)

99%

(97–100%)

Primary Progressive Aphasia

6

50%

(10–90%)

100%

(99–100%)

Depression

11

18%

(0–41%)

100%

(99–100%)

  1. Note: Values in parenthesis represent 95% confidence intervals