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Hippocampal Sulcus Width and Cavities: Comparison Between Patients with Alzheimer Disease and Nondemented Elderly Subjects
A.J. Bastos-Leite, J.H. van Waesberghe, A.L. Oen, W.M. van der Flier, P. Scheltens and F. Barkhof
American Journal of Neuroradiology November 2006, 27 (10) 2141-2145;
A.J. Bastos-Leite
J.H. van Waesberghe
A.L. Oen
W.M. van der Flier
P. Scheltens

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A.J. Bastos-Leite, J.H. van Waesberghe, A.L. Oen, W.M. van der Flier, P. Scheltens, F. Barkhof
Hippocampal Sulcus Width and Cavities: Comparison Between Patients with Alzheimer Disease and Nondemented Elderly Subjects
American Journal of Neuroradiology Nov 2006, 27 (10) 2141-2145;
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