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Spatial distribution and secular trends in the epidemiology of Alzheimer's disease -- The molecular pathology of Alzheimer's deisease -- Clinical and research diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease -- Structural nueroimaging in aging and alzheimer's disease -- Molecular neuroimaging in Alzheimer's disease -- Neuroimaging of dimential with lewy bodies -- Frontotemporal lobar degeneration: new understanding brings new approaches -- Reserve, brain changes, and decline -- The clinical value of large neuroimaging data sets in Alzheimers' disease

Dementia is a massive and increasing global problem. Neuroimaging in dementia is recommended by most clinical guidelines and its role has traditionally been to exclude a mass lesion, rather than to support a specific diagnosis. This title draws together contributions from experts in their fields to provide clarity to the topic.