Early abnormalities related to postinfarction Wallerian degeneration: Evaluation with MR diffusion-weighted imaging

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1004-1007

  Castillo, Mauricio ^a   Mukherji, Suresh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain, infarction; Diffusion imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Wallerian degeneration

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION;

ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; BRAIN INFARCTION; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; CORTICOSPINAL TRACTS; DIFFUSION IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; MR-DIFFUSION; NEUROLOGICAL DEFICIT; WALLERIAN DEGENERATION;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ANTERIOR CEREBRAL ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032726057     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199911000-00034     Document Type: Article

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