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Comparative MR Analysis of the Entorhinal Cortex and Hippocampus in Diagnosing Alzheimer Disease
Kirsi Juottonen, Mikko P. Laakso, Kaarina Partanen and Hilkka Soininen
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 1999, 20 (1) 139-144;
Kirsi Juottonen
aFrom the Department of Neuroscience and Neurology (K.J., M.P.L., H.S.), University of Kuopio; and the Departments of Neurology (H.S.) and Radiology (M.P.L., K.P.), Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
Mikko P. Laakso
aFrom the Department of Neuroscience and Neurology (K.J., M.P.L., H.S.), University of Kuopio; and the Departments of Neurology (H.S.) and Radiology (M.P.L., K.P.), Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
Kaarina Partanen
aFrom the Department of Neuroscience and Neurology (K.J., M.P.L., H.S.), University of Kuopio; and the Departments of Neurology (H.S.) and Radiology (M.P.L., K.P.), Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.
Hilkka Soininen
aFrom the Department of Neuroscience and Neurology (K.J., M.P.L., H.S.), University of Kuopio; and the Departments of Neurology (H.S.) and Radiology (M.P.L., K.P.), Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland.

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