Structural MRI in frontotemporal dementia: comparisons between hippocampal volumetry, tensor-based morphometry and voxel-based morphometry.

BACKGROUND: MRI is an important clinical tool for diagnosing dementia-like diseases such as Frontemporal Dementia (FTD). However there is a need to develop more accurate and standardized MRI analysis methods. OBJECTIVE: To compare FTD with Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment...

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Main Authors: Miguel Ángel Muñoz-Ruiz, Päivi Hartikainen, Juha Koikkalainen, Robin Wolz, Valtteri Julkunen, Eini Niskanen, Sanna-Kaisa Herukka, Miia Kivipelto, Ritva Vanninen, Daniel Rueckert, Yawu Liu, Jyrki Lötjönen, Hilkka Soininen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3527560?pdf=render