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Innovative 3D-imaging technique captures brain damage linked to Alzheimer's disease
10-11-2007 · EurekAlert!Using an advanced three-dimensional mapping technique developed by UCLA researchers, the team analyzed magnetic resonance imaging data from 24 patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment and 25 others with mild Alzheimer's disease. The research team found that patients with mild Alzheimer's had 10 to 20 percent more atrophy in most cortical areas than did MCI patients.
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