Major Textbook Confirms Functional Neuroimaging Tools Can Identify CTE-Related Brain Changes in Living Patients

COSTA MESA, Calif., Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The authoritative neuroradiology reference Diagnostic Imaging: Brain, Fifth Edition (Elsevier) now confirms that functional neuroimaging tools like SPECT can detect Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)–associated patterns during life, marking a major shift in the evaluation of "football" or "punch-drunk" dementia from repetitive blows to the head. Amen Clinics holds the world's largest database of functional brain scans and conducted the first and largest brain imaging studies on active and retired NFL players.