Diffusion tensor studies and voxel-based morphometry of the temporal lobe to determine the cognitive prognosis in cases of Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment: Do white matter changes precede gray matter changes?

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Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Taoka, Toshiaki ^a   Yasuno, Fumihiko ^b   Morikawa, Masayuki ^b   Inoue, Makoto ^b   Kiuchi, Kuniaki ^b   Kitamura, Soichiro ^b   Matsuoka, Kiwamu ^b   Kishimoto, Toshifumi ^b   Kichikawa, Kimihiko ^b   Naganawa, Shinji ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer s disease; Biomarker; Diffusion tensor image; Prognosis; Voxel based morphometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978139619     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21931801     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s40064-016-2692-5     Document Type: Article

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