Diffusion imaging of the spinal cord in vivo: Estimation of the principal diffusivities and application to multiple sclerosis

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 133-138

  Clark, Chris A ^a,c   Werring, David J ^b   Miller, David H ^b  

^a SERVICE HOSPITALIER FRÉDÉRIC JOLIOT   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c DIF   (France)

Author keywords

Anisotropy; Diffusion; MRI; Multiple sclerosis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADIOLOGY;

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; DIFFUSION IMAGING; DIFFUSION TENSOR; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SPINAL CORDS; STRUCTURAL DAMAGES; STRUCTURAL INFORMATION;

DIFFUSION;

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLOW UP; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0033958391     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2594(200001)43:1<133::AID-MRM16>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Article

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