MRI Image in Alzeimer's Patient (IMAGE)

Radiological Society of North America

MRI Image in Alzeimer's Patient

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This image shows areas of reduced fractional anisotropy -- a diffusion MR imaging marker of white matter damage -- in 20 persons who develop Alzheimer's dementia compared to 20 who remain cognitively normal. These areas show up as blue-colored voxel overlaid onto a white matter skeleton (yellow colors) overlaid onto a standard template brain.

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