Research Article

Study of the Influence of Age in 18F-FDG PET Images Using a Data-Driven Approach and Its Evaluation in Alzheimer’s Disease

Table 1

Demographic data and cognitive performance of the datasets.

ParameterHealthy ADNI healthy ADNI AD

Demographic data
 Age (years)
  Age grades
   20–3044--
   31–4044--
   41–5042--
   51–604533
   61–70508010
   71–803017937
 Sex (M/F)
 EDU-
 ApoE4-
Clinical scales
 MMSE-
 CDRSB-
FDG-PET
 FDG-

EDU: education; MMSE: minimental state exam; CDRSB: clinical dementia rating sum of boxes; FDG: average FDG-PET of angular, temporal, and posterior cingulate.