Assessment of Age-Related Microstructural Changes in the Thalamus by Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging
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Figure 1. Significant (*) group mean differences were detected for Kra when compared the adolescent group with the young adult (p=0.004) and elderly group (p=0.01). The increase of Kra represents an increase in the microstructural complexity of the thalamus, possibly related to ongoing myelination and increase in fiber packing density. Assessment of Age-Related Microstructural Changes in the Thalamus by Diffusional Kurtosis Imaging
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