Linear measures of atrophy in mild Alzheimer disease

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 913-923

  Frisoni, Giovanni B ^a,c   Beltramello, Alberto ^b   Weiss, Claudia ^b   Geroldi, Cristina ^a   Bianchetti, Angelo ^a   Trabucchi, Marco ^a  

^a GERIATRIC RESEARCH GROUP   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c Alzheimer's Disease Unit   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain, atrophy; Brain, measurements; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LINEAR SYSTEM; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATROPHY; BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CHOROID PLEXUS; DEMENTIA; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NORMAL DISTRIBUTION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 0029942809     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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