Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 102-116 , January 2008

Aging in the CNS: Comparison of gray/white matter volume and diffusion tensor data

  • Osamu Abe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 3 5800 8666; fax: +81 3 5800 8935.
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  • Hidenori Yamasue

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Shigeki Aoki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Motomu Suga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Haruyasu Yamada

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Kiyoto Kasai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Yoshitaka Masutani

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Nobuyuki Kato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Nobumasa Kato

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuropsychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan
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  • Kuni Ohtomo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8655, Japan

Received 30 November 2005 ,Revised 9 August 2006 ,Accepted 4 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2006.09.003

Neurobiology of Aging
Volume 29, Issue 1 , Pages 102-116 , January 2008

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