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Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment: Structural MR Imaging Findings Predictive of Conversion to Alzheimer Disease

G. Karas, J. Sluimer, R. Goekoop, W. van der Flier, S.A.R.B. Rombouts, H. Vrenken, P. Scheltens, N. Fox and F. Barkhof
American Journal of Neuroradiology May 2008, 29 (5) 944-949; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A0949
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