Quantitative evaluation of changes in the selected white matter tracts using diffusion tensor imaging in patients with Alzheimer's disease and mild cognitive impairment

Neuroradiology Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 300-310

  Zimny, Anna ^a   Szewczyk, P ^a   Bladowska, J ^a   Trypka, E ^a   Wojtynska, R ^a   Leszek, J ^a   Sasiadek, M ^a  

^a WROCLAW MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Poland)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Diffusion tensor imaging; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAPSULA INTERNA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL BUNDLE; MIDDLE CEREBELLAR PEDUNCLE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; POSTERIOR CINGULATE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; ROSTRAL INTERSTITIAL NUCLEUS OF THE MEDIAL LONGITUDINAL FASCICULUS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84864423369     PISSN: 19714009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/197140091202500304     Document Type: Article

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