It's not easy for doctors to know exactly what kind of dementia a person may have. Now, researchers at Mayo Clinic can look at the living brain and more accurately tell if it’s Alzheimer’s, Lewy Body Dementia, or Frontotemporal Dementia. This helps patients get the right treatment.
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Email![Brain scans](http://alzheimersweekly.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/100w/image/article/2010/769a%5B1%5D_0.jpg "Pet Scans of a brain with Alzheimer's (AD) and a "control" that is free of Alzheimer's (CONT).<br /> Warmer colors (reds, yellows) indicate greater concentrations of amyloid deposition. Blue indicates the absence of amyloid. <em>(Image courtesy of Dr. Gil Rabinovici & Dr. William Jagust.)</em>")
