Diffusion MRI: Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in the normal brain and a classification of brain disorders based on ADC values

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 299-326

  Sener, R N ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Classification of brain disorders, diffusion MRI; Diffusion weighted MR imaging; Normal brain, diffusion MRI

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEDICAL IMAGING; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; TISSUE;

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; TISSUE INTEGRITY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

HEMOSIDERIN;

ALEXANDER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CENTRAL PONTINE MYELINOLYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENCEPHALITIS; ENCEPHALOMALACIA; EPIDERMOID TUMOR; GIANT CELL TUMOR; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HYDATID CYST; LEIGH DISEASE; LIPOMA; METACHROMATIC LEUKODYSTROPHY; MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARENCHYMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TERATOMA; TUBEROUS SCLEROSIS; TUMOR NECROSIS; VEIN THROMBOSIS; WHITE MATTER; XANTHOGRANULOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BODY WATER; BRAIN DISEASES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0035400526     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-6111(00)00083-5     Document Type: Article

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