Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism
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Hitoshi Shimada

Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research (DOFI), Clinical Research Cluster, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), Chiba, Japan

Biography

Dr Hitoshi Shimada is a professor at the Niigata University, Brain Research Institute. He is also associated with the  Department of Functional Brain Imaging Research (DOFI), Clinical Research Cluster, National Institute of Radiological Sciences (NIRS), National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), Chiba, Japan.
 

Publications

Localized Accumulation of Tau without Amyloid-Beta in Aged Brains Measured with [11C]PBB3 and [11C]Pib Positron Emission Tomography

Objective: Different regional specificity in tau accumulation is well known in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) brains. However, little is known about such distribution in aging brains and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) brains. Methods: Cognitive functions and regional accumulation of tau and amyloid β (Aβ) were evaluated in 13 healthy con... Read More»

Takayuki Kikukawa, Haruna Saito, Itsuki Hasegawa, Jun Takeuchi, Akitoshi Takeda, Joji Kawabe, Yasuhiro Wada, Aya Mawatari, Yasuyoshi Watanabe, Soichiro Kitamura, Hitoshi Shimada, Makoto Higuchi, Tetsuya Suhara and Yoshiaki Itoh

Research Article: J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2017, 7:401

DOI: 10.4172/2161-0460.1000401

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