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Record Nr.

UNINA9910828322603321

Autore

Wizeman Theresa

Titolo

Future opportunities to leverage the Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative [[electronic resource] ] : workshop summary / / Theresa Wizemann, Diana E. Pankevich and Bruce M. Altevogt ; Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders, Board on Health Science Policy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2011

ISBN

0-309-18688-9

1-282-97603-6

9786612976032

0-309-16189-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (37 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PankevichDiana E. <1975->

AltevogtBruce M

Disciplina

616.831

Soggetti

Alzheimer's disease - Imaging

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 19).

Nota di contenuto

""Front Matter""; ""Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Workshop Summary""; ""Appendix A: References""; ""Appendix B: Workshop Agenda""

Sommario/riassunto

"Nearly 5.3 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, and 26.6 million people are affected worldwide. The Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), a public-private partnership, provides a publicly available, international database of clinical and imaging data to foster research and collaboration on Alzheimer's research worldwide. The Institute of Medicine held a workshop on July 12, 2010, to explore opportunities to use information from and partnerships formed because of ADNI to continue to improve the understanding and treatment of Alzheimer's disease."--Publisher's description.