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Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Imaging in the Analysis of Neurodegenerative Diseases
Published on: July 28, 2013
Hidemasa Takao1, Naoto Hayashi, Sachiko Inano
1Department of Radiology, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. takaoh-tky@umin.ac.jp
Total intracranial volume significantly impacts brain diffusion tensor measures like fractional anisotropy (FA) and mean diffusivity (MD). Researchers recommend controlling for head size in analyses when comparing groups with differing volumes.
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