Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 147, Issue 2 , Pages 93-103 , 30 October 2006

The fornix and mammillary bodies in older adults with Alzheimer's disease, mild cognitive impairment, and cognitive complaints: A volumetric MRI study

  • Brittany R. Copenhaver

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
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  • Laura A. Rabin

      Affiliations

    • Brain Imaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School/DHMC, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
    • Department of Psychology, Brooklyn College/City University of New York, Brooklyn, NY 11210, USA
    • ,
  • Andrew J. Saykin

      Affiliations

    • Brain Imaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School/DHMC, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
    • Department of Radiology, Dartmouth Medical School/DHMC, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Brain Imaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School/DHMC, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA. Tel.: +1 603 650 5824.
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  • Robert M. Roth

      Affiliations

    • Brain Imaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School/DHMC, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
    • ,
  • Heather A. Wishart

      Affiliations

    • Brain Imaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School/DHMC, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
    • ,
  • Laura A. Flashman

      Affiliations

    • Brain Imaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School/DHMC, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
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  • Robert B. Santulli

      Affiliations

    • Brain Imaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School/DHMC, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
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  • Tara L. McHugh

      Affiliations

    • Brain Imaging Laboratory, Department of Psychiatry, Dartmouth Medical School/DHMC, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA
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  • Alexander C. Mamourian

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Dartmouth Medical School/DHMC, Lebanon, NH 03756, USA

Received 13 September 2005 ,Revised 21 January 2006 ,Accepted 29 January 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2006.01.015

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 147, Issue 2 , Pages 93-103 , 30 October 2006

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