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Regional Analysis of the Magnetization Transfer Ratio of the Brain in Mild Alzheimer Disease and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment

M. Mascalchi, A. Ginestroni, V. Bessi, N. Toschi, S. Padiglioni, S. Ciulli, C. Tessa, M. Giannelli, L. Bracco and S. Diciotti
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2013, 34 (11) 2098-2104; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A3568
M. Mascalchi
aFrom the Quantitative and Functional Neuroradiology Research Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences (M.M., A.G., S.C., S.D.)
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A. Ginestroni
aFrom the Quantitative and Functional Neuroradiology Research Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences (M.M., A.G., S.C., S.D.)
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V. Bessi
bDepartment of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences (V.B., S.P., L.B.), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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N. Toschi
cMedical Physics Section (N.T.), Faculty of Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata,” Rome, Italy
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S. Padiglioni
bDepartment of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences (V.B., S.P., L.B.), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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S. Ciulli
aFrom the Quantitative and Functional Neuroradiology Research Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences (M.M., A.G., S.C., S.D.)
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C. Tessa
dRadiology Department (C.T.), Versilia Hospital, Lido di Camaiore (Lucca), Italy
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M. Giannelli
eUnit of Medical Physics (M.G.), Pisa University Hospital, “Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana,” Pisa, Italy.
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L. Bracco
bDepartment of Neurological and Psychiatric Sciences (V.B., S.P., L.B.), University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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S. Diciotti
aFrom the Quantitative and Functional Neuroradiology Research Unit, Department of Experimental and Clinical Biomedical Sciences (M.M., A.G., S.C., S.D.)
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M. Mascalchi, A. Ginestroni, V. Bessi, N. Toschi, S. Padiglioni, S. Ciulli, C. Tessa, M. Giannelli, L. Bracco, S. Diciotti
Regional Analysis of the Magnetization Transfer Ratio of the Brain in Mild Alzheimer Disease and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
American Journal of Neuroradiology Nov 2013, 34 (11) 2098-2104; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3568

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