Diffusion tensor imaging: Technique, clinical and research applications

Rivista di Neuroradiologia

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 419-435

  Thomas, B ^b   Sunaert, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; MRI; Research

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL RESEARCH; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EPILEPSY; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HISTORY OF MEDICINE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; STROKE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 25144489016     PISSN: 11209976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/197140090501800403     Document Type: Conference Paper

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