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Dilated Perivascular Spaces in the Basal Ganglia Are a Biomarker of Small-Vessel Disease in a Very Elderly Population with Dementia

T.P. Hansen, J. Cain, O. Thomas and A. Jackson
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2015, 36 (5) 893-898; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4237
T.P. Hansen
aFrom the Centre for Imaging Sciences (T.P.H., J.C., A.J.), Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, University of Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK
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J. Cain
aFrom the Centre for Imaging Sciences (T.P.H., J.C., A.J.), Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, University of Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK
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O. Thomas
bSalford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (O.T.), Salford, UK.
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aFrom the Centre for Imaging Sciences (T.P.H., J.C., A.J.), Wolfson Molecular Imaging Centre, University of Manchester, Greater Manchester, UK
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Dilated Perivascular Spaces in the Basal Ganglia Are a Biomarker of Small-Vessel Disease in a Very Elderly Population with Dementia
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