Multiple diffusion indices reveals white matter degeneration in Alzheimers Disease and mild cognitive impairment: A tract-based spatial statistics study

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2011, Pages 275-285

  Shu, Ni ^a   Wang, Zhiqun ^b   Qi, Zhigang ^b   Li, Kuncheng ^b,c   He, Yong ^a  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

axial diffusivity; Connectivity; DTI; radial diffusivity; TBSS

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEGENERATION; CINGULATE GYRUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; FRONTAL CORTEX; HUMAN; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; PARIETAL CORTEX; PRECUNEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL CORTEX; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 80055057151     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-2011-0024     Document Type: Article

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