Comparison of normal brain and brain with atrophy (IMAGE)

University of Washington School of Medicine/UW Medicine

Comparison of normal brain and brain with atrophy

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An image taken from a normal brain is shown on the left. Dilation of the ventricles (arrow) in the brain image on the right is a sign of atrophy that CT and MRI scans can measure.

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Adult Changes in Thought (ACT) study team

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