Developing blood-brain barrier arterial spin labelling as a non-invasive early biomarker of Alzheimer’s disease (DEBBIE-AD): a prospective observational multicohort study protocol
Introduction Loss of blood-brain barrier (BBB) integrity is hypothesised to be one of the earliest microvascular signs of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Existing BBB integrity imaging methods involve contrast agents or ionising radiation, and pose limitations in terms of cost and logistics. Arterial spin...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMJ Publishing Group
2024-03-01
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Series: | BMJ Open |
Online Access: | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/3/e081635.full |