Research Article

Tract-Based Spatial Statistics: Application to Mild Cognitive Impairment

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MD and longitudinal diffusivity in the white matter regions in patients with AD. Compared with normal controls, MD (a) and longitudinal diffusivity (b) are significantly increased within the white matter skeleton of patients with AD. The observed increases are largely consistent with the corresponding reductions in fractional anisotropy.
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