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Heterogeneity of Cerebral Blood Flow in Alzheimer Disease and Vascular Dementia

Takuya Yoshikawa, Kenya Murase, Naohiko Oku, Masao Imaizumi, Masashi Takasawa, Piao Rishu, Yasuyuki Kimura, Yoshitaka Ikejiri, Kazuo Kitagawa, Masatsugu Hori and Jun Hatazawa
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2003, 24 (7) 1341-1347;

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Heterogeneity of Cerebral Blood Flow in Alzheimer Disease and Vascular Dementia
Takuya Yoshikawa, Kenya Murase, Naohiko Oku, Masao Imaizumi, Masashi Takasawa, Piao Rishu, Yasuyuki Kimura, Yoshitaka Ikejiri, Kazuo Kitagawa, Masatsugu Hori, Jun Hatazawa
American Journal of Neuroradiology Aug 2003, 24 (7) 1341-1347;
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