Map of an Alzheimer's patient's brain showing the diffusion of water as part of glymphatic flow (IMAGE)

Osaka Metropolitan University

Map of an Alzheimer's patient's brain showing the diffusion of water as part of glymphatic flow

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MRI scans were performed before and after the initiation of treatment for Alzheimer's disease patients, and the DTI-ALPS index was calculated. Colors show regions of interest in the brain

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Osaka Metropolitan University

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