Diffusion tensor imaging of cerebral white matter in patients with myotonic dystrophy

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 104-109

  Fukuda, H ^a   Horiguchi, J ^a   Ono, C ^a   Ohshita, T ^a   Takaba, J ^a   Ito, K ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; Diffusion weighted imaging; Head; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myotonic dystrophy; White matter

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED IMAGING; HEAD; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; WHITE MATTER;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; PATHOLOGY; TELENCEPHALON;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; TELENCEPHALON;

EID: 18744406985     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850510015974     Document Type: Article

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