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Radial Width of the Temporal Horn: A Sensitive Measure in Alzheimer Disease

Giovanni B. Frisoni, Cristina Geroldi, Alberto Beltramello, Angelo Bianchetti, Giuliano Binetti, Giovanni Bordiga, Charles DeCarli, Mikko P. Laakso, Hilkka Soininen, Cristina Testa, Orazio Zanetti and Marco Trabucchi
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2002, 23 (1) 35-47;

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Radial Width of the Temporal Horn: A Sensitive Measure in Alzheimer Disease
Giovanni B. Frisoni, Cristina Geroldi, Alberto Beltramello, Angelo Bianchetti, Giuliano Binetti, Giovanni Bordiga, Charles DeCarli, Mikko P. Laakso, Hilkka Soininen, Cristina Testa, Orazio Zanetti, Marco Trabucchi
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jan 2002, 23 (1) 35-47;
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