Publication at Third Faculty of Medicine |
2007
Abstract
Early and focal atrophy of medial temporal lobes on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) can be measured in several ways. Medial temporal lobe atrophy (MTA) can be rated into five categories expressed as MTA scores ranging from 0 (no atrophy) to 4 (severe atrophy) using a simple and quick semiquantitative method according to the combined widths or the height of selected three mediotemporal structures.
Visual MTA rating is the easy and quick method to support the diagnosis of AD on the brain MR imaging.