The CT-based radial width of the temporal horn: Pathological validation in AD without cerebrovascular disease

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 570-574

  Rossi, R ^a   Joachim, C ^b   Smith, A D ^b   Frisoni, G B ^a  

^a IRCCS ISTITUTO CENTRO SAN GIOVANNI DI DIO FATEBENEFRATELLI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Computed tomography; Medial temporal lobe; Temporal horn

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MEMORY; PATIENT CODING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPORAL LOBE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATROPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TEMPORAL LOBE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 3042818151     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1132     Document Type: Article

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