Line scan diffusion tensor MRI of the cervical spinal cord in preterm infants

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 949-953

  Murphy, Brendan P ^a,d   Zientara, Gary P ^a   Huppi, Petra S ^b   Maier, Stephan E ^a   Barnes, Patrick D ^c   Jolesz, Ferenc A ^a   Volpe, Joseph J ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Development; Diffusion tensor; Human neonate; MRI; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; INFANT; LINE SCAN DIFFUSION TENSOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MATURATION; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; DIFFUSION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE, DISEASES; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 0035017137     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1136     Document Type: Article

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