Non-invasive assessment of axonal fiber connectivity in the human brain via diffusion tensor MRI

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 37-41

  Jones, Derek K ^a   Simmons, Andrew ^b,c   Williams, Steve C R ^b,c   Horsfield, Mark A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d LEICESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Connectivity; Diffusion anisotropy; Diffusion tensor; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; DIFFUSION; FIBERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NONINVASIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES; TENSORS;

CONNECTIVITY; CONNECTIVITY ALGORITHMS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; DIFFUSION ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSION TENSOR; DIFFUSION TENSOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NON-INVASIVE ASSESSMENTS; WHITE MATTER CONNECTIVITIES;

DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION; HUMAN; NERVE FIBER; NERVE TRACT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0032783211     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2594(199907)42:1<37::AID-MRM7>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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