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We test the hypothesis that the variability in amyloid measurements is related to white matter retention, and accounting for this variability can improve agreements.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>METHODS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data from the Centiloid project was downloaded and processed for four F18 tracer\u2010to\u2010Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) pairs to obtain mean cortical standardized uptake value ratio (MCSUVR). Three approaches were examined to account for white matter contribution to the MCSUVR. Pearson's correlation was used to assess the between tracer agreements. Steiger's test was used to determine the significance of improvement.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>RESULTS<\/jats:title><jats:p>Accounting for white matter signal improves the agreement. 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