Critical analysis of the use of computer‐assisted transverse axial tomography to study human brain in aging and dementia of the Alzheimer type

Our purpose is to critically review this literature, relate our conclusions to CT studies performed at the Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, and to discuss the applicability of CT use in assisting the clinician in the diagnosis of dementia. Finally, a brief discussion of future directions in structural imaging is presented

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