English Dictionary

florbetapir

名詞

不可算名詞

A radiopharmaceutical compound containing the radionuclide fluorine-18, used in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.

日本語の意味

アルツハイマー病の診断に用いられる、放射性同位元素であるフッ素18を含む放射性医薬品化合物

Before the PET scan, the neurologist described how florbetapir binds to amyloid plaques to aid in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.

PET検査の前に、神経内科医はフッ素18標識の放射性医薬品がアミロイド斑に結合してアルツハイマー病の診断に役立つ仕組みを説明した。

意味（1）

A radiopharmaceutical compound containing the radionuclide fluorine-18, used in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.

Landau and colleagues found that subjects with positive florbetapir declined significantly faster than those with negative florbetapir on Cognitive subscale of the Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale.