Evaluation of noninvasive cerebrospinal fluid volume measurement method with 3D-FASE MRI

Systems and Computers in Japan

Volumn 29, Issue 14, 1998, Pages 41-49

  Kanayama, Shoichi ^a   Calderon, Arturo ^a   Makita, Jun Ichi ^b   Ohara, Yukou ^c   Tsunoda, Akira ^c   Sato, Kiyoshi ^c  

^a TOSHIBA CORPORATION   (Japan)

^b TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION   (Japan)

^c JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; FASE; MRI; Region growing

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003041811     PISSN: 08821666     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-684X(199812)29:14<41::AID-SCJ5>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Review

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