Spatial patterns of brain atrophy in MCI patients, identified via high-dimensional pattern classification, predict subsequent cognitive decline

NeuroImage

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1731-1743

  Fan, Yong ^a   Batmanghelich, Nematollah ^a   Clark, Chris M ^a   Davatzikos, Christos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Early detection; MCI; Mild cognitive impairment; Pattern classification; Structural MRI

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN REGION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALGORITHMS; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATROPHY; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFARCTION, MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; PROGNOSIS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 38749113910     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2007.10.031     Document Type: Article

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