Neurofibromatosis type 1: Diffusion weighted imaging findings of brain

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 229-234

  Alkan, Alpay ^a   Sigirci, Ahmet ^a   Kutlu, Ramazan ^a   Ozcan, Hamdi ^b   Erdem, Gulnur ^a   Aslan, Mehmet ^b   Ates, Ozkan ^b   Yakinci, Cengiz ^b   Egri, Mucahit ^b  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain; Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; Neurofibromatosis type 1

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CORRELATION METHODS; DIFFUSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING;

DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1; UNIDENTIFIED BRIGHT OBJECTS (UBO); WHITE MATTER;

NEUROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PARIETAL LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MALE; MESENCEPHALON; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; THALAMUS;

EID: 26944489010     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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