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Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) II. Imaging in Dementia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

J. A. O. Besson ,
F. M. Corrigan ,
E. Iljon Foreman ,
L. M. Eastwood ,
F. W. Smith  and
G. W. Ashcroft
J. A. O. Besson*
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, University of Aberdeen
F. M. Corrigan
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, University of Aberdeen
E. Iljon Foreman
Affiliation:
Department of Mental Health, University of Aberdeen
L. M. Eastwood
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Physics & Bioengineering, University of Aberdeen. Now at M & D Technology Ltd., Whitemyres Avenue, Aberdeen
F. W. Smith
Affiliation:
Aberdeen Royal Infirmary
G. W. Ashcroft
Affiliation:
University of Aberdeen
*
∗Correspondence
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Summary

Proton NMR imaging of the brain is rapidly becoming established as a useful investigative tool in medicine. This paper examines the usefulness of the NMR parameters—spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) and proton density (PD)—in differentiating groups of patients with senile dementia of Alzheimer type (SDAT) and multi-infarct dementia (MID) from each other, and from elderly controls. T1 values increase with severity of dementia. NMR parameters may also be of use in localising regions of brain damage.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 146 , Issue 1 , January 1985 , pp. 31 - 35
Copyright
Copyright © 1985 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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