Measurement and analysis of nonexponential signal decay curves in brain diffusion and muscle relaxation magnetic resonance studies in humans

International Journal of Imaging Systems and Technology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 294-303

  Zengingonul, Hale Pinar ^a   Mulkern, Robert V ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; MUSCLE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT (ADC);

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032630445     PISSN: 08999457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-1098(1999)10:3<294::AID-IMA10>3.0.CO;2-T     Document Type: Article

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