In vivo quantification of white matter microstructure for use in aging: A focus on two emerging techniques

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 111-121

  Lamar, Melissa ^a   Zhou, Xiaohong Joe ^a   Charlton, Rebecca A ^a   Dean, Douglas ^b   Little, Deborah ^c   Deoni, Sean C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Brown University   (United States)

^c SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Axons; Diffusion tensor imaging; Multi component relaxometry; Myelin

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBER; NEUROIMAGING; NONHUMAN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; WHITE MATTER;

AGING; AXONS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; MULTI-COMPONENT RELAXOMETRY; MYELIN;

AGING; AXONS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HUMANS; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEUROIMAGING;

EID: 84893137624     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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