High-resolution anatomic, diffusion tensor, and magnetization transfer magnetic resonance imaging of the optic chiasm at 3T

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 302-306

  Vinogradov, Elena ^a   Degenhardt, Alexandra ^a   Smith, Derek ^a   Marquis, Robert ^a   Vartanian, Timothy K ^a   Kinkel, Philip ^a   Maier, Stephan E ^b   Hackney, David B ^a   Lenkinski, Robert E ^a,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

3T; Line scan diffusion imaging; Magnetization transfer; Multicoil; Optic nerve

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMY; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE DISPLAY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CRANIAL NERVE DISEASES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; PILOT PROJECTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 22944469800     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20370     Document Type: Article

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