Leukoaraiosis and pulse-wave encephalopathy: Observations with phase-contrast MRI in mild cognitive impairment

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 212-218

  Henry Feugeas, M C ^a   Roy, C ^a   Baron, G ^a   Schouman Claeys, E ^a  

^a BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Compliance; Flow quantification; Leukoaraiosis; Mild cognitive impairment; MRI

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTERIOSCLEROSIS; ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN VEIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; LEUKOARAIOSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PULSE WAVE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VEIN BLOOD FLOW;

AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PULSATILE FLOW; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 70349769585     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2009.01.003     Document Type: Article

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