We want to congratulate and thank the thousands of people who have given of their time and energy to gather and formulate the necessary data to study Alzheimer's disease. Over the past 20 years, more than 2400 participants have taken part in Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) at one of the many sites across North America. So much has been learned because of our willingness to step up and volunteer for cognitive testing, blood work, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), positron emission tomography (PET) scans, and lumbar punctures. We are writing to share our experience as ADNI research participants and our recommendations for more inclusive research.

我们要祝贺并感谢成千上万的人，他们付出了时间和精力来收集和制定研究阿尔茨海默病所需的数据。在过去的 20 年里，超过 2400 名参与者在北美的众多地点之一参加了阿尔茨海默病神经影像学计划 （ADNI）。由于我们愿意站出来并自愿参加认知测试、血液检查、磁共振成像 （MRI）、正电子发射断层扫描 （PET） 扫描和腰椎穿刺，因此我们学到了很多东西。我们写信是为了分享我们作为 ADNI 研究参与者的经验以及我们对更具包容性的研究的建议。