Structural Ultrasound of the Medial Temporal Lobe in Alzheimer's Disease

Yilmaz R., Pilotto A., Roeben B., Preische O., Suenkel U., Heinzel S., ...More

ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN, vol.38, no.3, pp.294-300, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 38 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1055/s-0042-107150
  • Journal Name: ULTRASCHALL IN DER MEDIZIN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.294-300
  • Keywords: transcranial sonography, medial temporal lobe, Alzheimer's disease, MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT, TRANSCRANIAL SONOGRAPHY, MOVEMENT-DISORDERS, HIPPOCAMPAL, ATROPHY, MRI, RECOMMENDATIONS, PREDICTION, DIAGNOSIS, DEMENTIA
  • Ankara University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose One of the anatomical hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the atrophy of the medial temporal lobe (MTL), yet cost-effective and broadly available methodological alternatives to the current imaging tools for screening of this brain area are not currently available.