Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in acute stroke: Theoretic considerations and clinical applications

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 173, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1459-1467

  Provenzale, James M ^a   Sorensen, A Gregory ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BRAIN ANGIOGRAPHY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STROKE;

EID: 0032697086     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.173.6.10584783     Document Type: Review

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