MR T2 relaxometry in Alzheimer's disease and age-associated memory impairment

Neurobiology of Aging

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 535-540

  Laakso, M P ^a   Partanen, K ^a   Soininen, H ^a   Lehtovirta, M ^a   Hallikainen, M ^a   Hanninen T ^a   Helkala, E L ^a   Vainio, P ^a   Riekkinen Sr , P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Age associated memory impairment; Alzheimer's disease; Amygdala; Dementia; Hippocampus; Magnetic resonance imaging; T2 relaxation time; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THALAMUS; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; FEMALE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0029662272     PISSN: 01974580     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0197-4580(96)00036-X     Document Type: Article

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