resonance imaging (MRI) to visualize amyloid depositions in the cerebral cortex. The aim of
this study is to test this hypothesis in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD). Methods T2*-
weighted MRI was performed in 16 AD patients and 15 control subjects. All magnetic
resonance images were scored qualitatively by visual assessment, and quantitatively by
measuring phase shifts in the cortical gray matter and hippocampus. Statistical analysis was …