Magnetization transfer ratio in Alzheimer disease: Comparison with volumetric measurements

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 965-970

  Ridha, Basil H ^a,b   Symms, M R ^a   Tozer, D J ^a   Stockton, K C ^a   Frost, C ^a,c   Siddique, M M ^a   Lewis, E B ^a,e   MacManus, D G ^a   Boulby, P A ^a   Barker, G J ^d   Rossor, M N ^a,b   Fox, N C ^a   Tofts, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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

^d KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISCRIMINATIVE STIMULUS; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VOLUMETRY;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATROPHY; BRAIN; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34248682152     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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