Combining short interval MRI in Alzheimer's disease: Implications for therapeutic trials

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 253, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1147-1153

  Schott, J M ^a   Frost, C ^a,b   Whitwell, J L ^a   MacManus, D G ^a   Boyes, R G ^a   Rossor, M N ^a,c   Fox, N C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; MRI; Sample size; Short interval; Trial design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33749442924     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0173-4     Document Type: Article

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