title: Quantitative computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging in aging and Alzheimer's disease. A review.
abstract: In recent aging research, quantitative techniques have been used to overcome limitations of qualitative interpretation of magnetic resonance and computed tomographic imaging. The purpose of this review is to summarize imaging results emphasizing quantitative studies using these two modalities in human aging. Magnetic resonance spectroscopy is viewed as an extension of imaging, and results of in vivo spectroscopic studies are included. Because Alzheimer's disease (AD) is closely related to aging, a discussion of quantitative imaging techniques that may distinguish normal elderly from patients with AD is included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington 40536, USA.
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology*; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed