THETA: Tau PET Quantification in Alzheimer's Disease

January 15, 2025 · 1 min read
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A tau PET summary measure that captures where tau sits in the brain, not only how much.

The THETA study was published in 2024 in the Journal of Nuclear Medicine and recognized with the SNMMI Alavi-Mandell Award.

Dr. Robel Gebre
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Assistant Professor of Radiology
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Radiology at Mayo Clinic, developing and validating quantitative imaging biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease and related neurodegenerative conditions. My work includes tau PET quantification, multisite MRI harmonization, disease progression modeling, and machine learning imaging signatures of rare disorders such as multiple system atrophy.