The fornix sign: A potential sign for alzheimer's disease based on diffusion tensor imaging

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 365-374

  Oishi, Kenichi ^a   Mielke, Michelle M ^a   Albert, Marilyn ^a   Lyketsos, Constantine G ^a   Mori, Susumu ^a,b,c  

^a Institute for Cell Engineering   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c KENNEDY KRIEGER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Diffusion tensor imaging; Fornix sign; Fractional anisotropy; Mild cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN FORNIX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FORNIX SIGN; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ANISOTROPY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANISOTROPY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84868200196     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2011.00633.x     Document Type: Article

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