MR diffusion tensor imaging: Recent advance and new techniques for diffusion tensor visualization

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-66

  Masutani, Yoshitaka ^a   Aoki, Shigeki ^a   Abe, Osamu ^a   Hayashi, Naoto ^a   Otomo, Kuni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

3D visualization; Diffusion tensor; White matter fiber tractography

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSION; FIBERS; TENSORS;

DIFFUSION TENSORS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ANISOTROPY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIZATION;

EID: 0037377130     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(02)00328-5     Document Type: Review

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