ISSN:
1432-1459
Keywords:
Alzheimer's disease
;
Computed tomography
;
Cerebral atrophy
;
Parenchymal density
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary Seventeen patients with clinically diagnosed Alzheimer's disease and 13 healthy age-matched controls were studied by means of computed tomography (CT). To assess cerebral atrophy, regional volumetric measurements and parenchymal density measurements were performed. The results indicate that: (1) Alzheimer patients show diffuse cerebral atrophy in the early stage; (2) the evaluation of lobar atrophy by means of CT is useful for the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease; (3) the evaluation of parenchymal density by means of CT is not as sensitive as the evaluation of lobar atrophy.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00314425
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