Neuroimaging in Alzheimer's disease: Current role in clinical practice and potential future applications

Clinics

Volumn 66, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 19-24

  Ferreira, Luiz Kobuti ^a   Busatto, Geraldo F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Amyloid imaging; Classification; Diagnosis; Neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960883095     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322011001300003     Document Type: Review

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