MRI Assessment of Impaired Glucose Metabolism in Alzheimer's Disease

Exclusion Criteria

• •All participants:
• •Diabetes or any other metabolic disease.
• •Other significant brain disease:
• •* Strokes.
• •* Tumors.
• •* Chronic small vessel disease (clinically suspected, or Fazekas ≥ 2 if clinical MRI is available).
• •* Epilepsy.
• •* Other neurodegenerative or -inflammatory disease.
• •Contraindications for MRI:
• •* Pacemaker, neurostimulator or cochlear implant.
• •* Metal foreign bodies such as fragments and irremovable piercings.
• •* Unsafe medical implants (safety of heart valves, hips and the like must be confirmed).
• •* Claustrophobia.
• •* Largest circumference including arms \> 160 cm.
• •Pregnant - women must be post-menopausal or confirmed non-pregnant by an onsite test.