Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 155, Issue 2 , Pages 135-145 , 15 July 2007

Diffusion tensor imaging in dementia with Lewy bodies and Alzheimer's disease

  • Michael J. Firbank

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Wolfson Research Centre, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Institute for Ageing and Health, Wolfson Research Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, UK. Tel.: +44 191 256 3370; fax: +44 191 219 5051.
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  • Andrew M. Blamire

      Affiliations

    • Magnetic Resonance Centre, Newcastle University, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, UK
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  • Mani S. Krishnan

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Wolfson Research Centre, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, UK
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  • Andrew Teodorczuk

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Wolfson Research Centre, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, UK
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  • Philip English

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, Regional Neurosciences Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, UK
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  • Anil Gholkar

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, Regional Neurosciences Centre, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, UK
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  • Roger M. Harrison

      Affiliations

    • Regional Medical Physics Department, Newcastle General Hospital, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, UK
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  • John T. O'Brien

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, Wolfson Research Centre, Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 6BE, UK

Received 28 September 2006 ,Revised 3 January 2007 ,Accepted 14 January 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2007.01.001

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 155, Issue 2 , Pages 135-145 , 15 July 2007

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