Table 2:

Disease progression markers in amnestic patients with MCI

Markers of Disease ProgressionCharacteristicsProcedure(s)aApproximate Cost (in US dollars)b
Structural neuroimaging with vMRIMedial temporal lobe and/or neocortical atrophy; white matter abnormalities may also be present1) Noncontrast MRI brain CPT 705511) 437.20 (365.75f+71.45g)
2) 3D quantitative segmental volume reporting and assessmentc CPT 763772) 82.68 (44.57f+38.11g)
FDG-PETTemporoparietal hypometabolismBrain imaging (PET) metabolic evaluation CPT 786081266.40 (1041.99f+150i+74.41g)
Amyloid imagingIncreased uptake in frontal, parietal, and/or temporal regionsPET imaging limited area CPT 788112721.83 (1041.99f+1600i+79.84g)
CSF amyloidDecreased1) CSF lumbar puncture CPT 622701) 242.58 (78.93h+163.65g)
CSF tau (total tau)Increased2) CSF analysis and interpretationd CPT 835202) 1080
APOE ϵ4 carrier statusDose-dependent effect (risk for AD: ϵ4/ϵ4 > ϵ3/ϵ4 > ϵ3/ϵ3 > ϵ3/ϵ2 > ϵ2/ϵ2)1) Buccal swab or routine venipuncture CPT 364151) 3
2) APOE genotype analysis and interpretatione CPT 814012) 500