PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Bozzali, M.
AU  - Franceschi, M.
AU  - Falini, A.
AU  - Pontesilli, S.
AU  - Cercignani, M.
AU  - Magnani, G.
AU  - Scotti, G.
AU  - Comi, G.
AU  - Filippi, M.
TI  - Quantification of tissue damage in AD using diffusion tensor and magnetization transfer MRI
AID  - 10.1212/WNL.57.6.1135
DP  - 2001 Sep 25
TA  - Neurology
PG  - 1135--1137
VI  - 57
IP  - 6
4099  - http://n.neurology.org/content/57/6/1135.short
4100  - http://n.neurology.org/content/57/6/1135.full
SO  - Neurology2001 Sep 25; 57
AB  - The authors measured mean diffusivity (D̄) and magnetization transfer ratio (MTR) of the brain from 18 patients with AD and 16 healthy control subjects. The peak heights of cortical gray matter (cGM) D̄ (p < 0.001) and MTR (p < 0.001) histograms were lower and average cGM D̄ (p < 0.01) higher in patients with AD than in control subjects. A composite MR score based on brain volume and cGM MTR peak height was correlated with patient cognitive impairment (r = 0.65, p = 0.003). This preliminary study presents a novel approach to quantify AD-related tissue damage in-vivo.