1996
Comparison of technetium-99m-HMPAO and technetium-99m-ECD cerebral SPECT images in Alzheimer's disease.
van Dyck CH, Lin CH, Smith EO, Wisniewski G, Cellar J, Robinson R, Narayan M, Bennett A, Delaney RC, Bronen RA, Hoffer PB. Comparison of technetium-99m-HMPAO and technetium-99m-ECD cerebral SPECT images in Alzheimer's disease. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 1996, 37: 1749-55. PMID: 8917168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsControl subjectsAD patientsAlzheimer's diseaseAge-matched control subjectsBrain structuresBrain perfusion agentHigh diagnostic accuracyTechnetium-99mCysteinate dimerHealthy subjectsPatientsDiagnostic groupsPerfusion agentDiagnostic accuracyDiseaseSignificant differencesDiagnostic toolSPECT imagesSubjectsPurported advantagesCharacteristic analysisSignificant interactionCerebral imagesAnalysis of varianceCount density
1995
MRI-based measurement of hippocampal volume in patients with combat- related posttraumatic stress disorder
Bremner J, Randall P, Scott T, Bronen R, Seibyl J, Southwick S, Delaney R, McCarthy G, Charney D, Innis R. MRI-based measurement of hippocampal volume in patients with combat- related posttraumatic stress disorder. American Journal Of Psychiatry 1995, 152: 973-981. PMID: 7793467, PMCID: PMC3233767, DOI: 10.1176/ajp.152.7.973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPosttraumatic stress disorderCombat-related posttraumatic stress disorderSmaller right hippocampal volumeRight hippocampal volumeVerbal memoryHippocampal volumeStress disorderPTSD patientsShort-term verbal memoryShort-term memoryWechsler Memory ScaleComparison subjectsVietnam combat veteransMemory ScaleCombat veteransYears of educationMagnetic resonance imagingBrain regionsMemoryBrain structuresFunctional deficitsNeurotoxic effectsPsychiatric disordersAlcohol abusePatients