Voxel-based morphometry: An automated technique for assessing structural changes in the brain

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 29, Issue 31, 2009, Pages 9661-9664

  Whitwell, Jennifer L ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MORPHOMETRICS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WHITE MATTER;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AUTOMATION; BRAIN; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 68549125555     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2160-09.2009     Document Type: Review

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