Figure 2.

Morphological comparisons between the normal control and mild vascular cognitive impairment no demented (VCIND Mild) groups. (A) Statistical map of cortical thickness. Warmer color indicates more severe cortical thinning in the VCIND Mild group as compared to the NC group. (B) Statistical map of subcortical shapes. Warmer color indicates more severe subcortical shrinkage and cooler color indicates greater ventricular enlargement in the VCIND Mild group as compared to the NC group. (C) Statistical map of mean diffusivity (MD). Brighter color indicates greater mean diffusivity in the VCIND Mild group as compared to the NC group. (D) Affected fiber bundles passing through the region highlighted in panel (C), which were determined in the atlas using HARDI tractography technique. Am, amygdala; Cd, caudate; Hp, hippocampus; iLV, inferior lateral ventricle; Pa, globus pallidus; Th, thalamus; V, ventricle; IC/CR, internal capsule/corona radiata; IFO, inferior fronto‐occipital fasciculus. [Color figure can be viewed in the online issue, which is available at http://wileyonlinelibrary.com.]