MRI of the inner ear: Comparison of axial T2-weighted, three-dimensional turbo spin-echo images, maximum-intensity projections, and volume rendering

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 337-342

  Krombach, Gabriele A ^a   Schmitz Rode, Thomas ^a   Tacke, Josef ^a   Glowinski, Arndt ^a   Nolte Ernsting, Claus C ^a   Günther, Rolf W ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Computer assisted; Ear anatomy; Image processing; Labyrinth; MR imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COCHLEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INNER EAR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE SLICE; VESTIBULE;

EID: 0034040838     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-200006000-00001     Document Type: Article

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