Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 27, Issue 12 , Pages 1757-1762 , December 2006

Magnetization transfer imaging of gray and white matter in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease

  • A.C.G.M. van Es

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, C2-S, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +31 71 5261484; fax: +31 71 5248256.
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  • W.M. van der Flier

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology and Alzheimer Center, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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  • F. Admiraal-Behloul

      Affiliations

    • Section of Image processing (LKEB) of the Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • H. Olofsen

      Affiliations

    • Section of Image processing (LKEB) of the Department of Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • E.L.E.M. Bollen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • H.A.M. Middelkoop

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • A.W.E. Weverling-Rijnsburger

      Affiliations

    • Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics of the Department of General Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • R.G.J. Westendorp

      Affiliations

    • Section of Gerontology and Geriatrics of the Department of General Internal Medicine, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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  • M.A. van Buchem

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, C2-S, Leiden University Medical Center, P.O. Box 9600, 2300 RC Leiden, The Netherlands

Received 4 April 2005 ,Revised 27 September 2005 ,Accepted 29 September 2005.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2005.09.042

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 27, Issue 12 , Pages 1757-1762 , December 2006

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