Other author/creator | Wizemann, Theresa M. |
Other author/creator | Pankevich, Diana E., 1975- |
Other author/creator | Altevogt, Bruce M. |
Other author/creator | Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (Project) |
Other author/creator | National Academies Press (U.S.) |
Other author/creator | Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Forum on Neuroscience and Nervous System Disorders. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Background -- Session review -- Key elements of ADNI: what lessons can be learned for moving forward? -- Moving forward: opportunities and future synergies for ADNI 2. |
Abstract |
"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. |
General note | "The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council ..."--T.p. verso. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 19). |
Other forms | Also issued online. |
LCCN | 2011280573 |
ISBN | 9780309161886 |
ISBN | 0309161886 |