29 June 2007
American College of Radiology - Medical Specialty Society
Summary,

GUIDELINE OBJECTIVE(S)

To evaluate the appropriateness of initial radiologic examinations for dementia

TARGET POPULATION

Patients with dementia and movement disorders

INTERVENTIONS AND PRACTICES CONSIDERED

1. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
* Head without contrast
* Head with and without contrast
* Spectroscopy, head
* Functional MRI (fMRI), head
* Spine without contrast
* Spine with and without contrast
2. Magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) head and/or neck
3. Computed tomography (CT), head
* Without contrast
* With and without contrast
4. Fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET), head
5. Nuclear medicine (NUC)
* Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
* Cisternography
6. Ultrasound (US) carotid duplex

MAJOR OUTCOMES CONSIDERED

Utility of radiologic procedures in differential diagnosis of dementia and movement disorders