Use of fractional anisotropy value by diffusion tensor MRI for preoperative diagnosis of astrocytic tumors: Case report

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 343-348

  Misaki, Toshinari ^a   Beppu, Takaaki ^a   Inoue, Takashi ^a   Ogasawara, Kuniaki ^a   Ogawa, Akira ^a   Kabasawa, Hiroyuki ^b  

^a IWATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b GE HealthCare Japan   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Diffusion tensor MRI; Fractional anisotropy; Glioma; Histological structure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGIOGRAPHY; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CELL DENSITY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HEADACHE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; SPINDLE CELL; TEMPORAL LOBE; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

ANISOTROPY; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREOPERATIVE CARE;

EID: 11244327595     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-004-6594-y     Document Type: Article

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