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florbetapir

florbetapir noun: a radiopharmaceutical compound containing the radionuclide fluorine-18, used in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.

Noun

florbetapir (uncountable)

  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.2015 July 30, “Brain Amyloid Deposition and Longitudinal Cognitive Decline in Nondemented Older Subjects: Results from a Multi-Ethnic Population”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about florbetapir

What does florbetapir mean?
Florbetapir means a radiopharmaceutical compound containing the radionuclide fluorine-18, used in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.
What part of speech is florbetapir?
Florbetapir is a noun.

Words near florbetapir in the dictionary

  1. floranol
  2. florantyrone
  3. floras
  4. florate
  5. Floraville
  6. florbetapir
  7. flordipine
  8. Flordon
  9. Flore
  10. Florea
  11. floreal

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