Diffusion tensor tractography reveals abnormal topological organization in structural cortical networks in Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 50, 2010, Pages 16876-16885

  Lo, Chun Yi ^a   Wang, Pei Ning ^a,b   Chou, Kun Hsien ^a   Wang, Jinhui ^c   He, Yong ^c   Lin, Ching Po ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE NET; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 78650384199     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4136-10.2010     Document Type: Article

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