Abnormal cholesterol is associated with prefrontal white matter abnormalities among obese adults: A diffusion tensor imaging study

Neuroradiology Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 854-861

  Cohen, J I ^a   Cazettes, F ^a   Convit, Antonio ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NATHAN S KLINE INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cholesterol; Fractional anisotropy; MRI; Obesity; Prefrontal lobes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIET RESTRICTION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIPID BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBESITY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84855798237     PISSN: 19714009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/197140091102400604     Document Type: Article

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