Visualization of central nervous system nerve communications using diffusion tensor imaging

Rivista di Neuroradiologia

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-144

  Mori, H ^a   Masutani, Y ^a   Abe, O ^a   Aoki, S ^a   Hayashi, N ^a   Masumoto, T ^a   Yoshikawa, T ^a   Yamada, H ^a   Ohtomo, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor analysis; Fiber tracking; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nerve communications; Neurofibers; Tractography

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN FORNIX; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CINGULATE GYRUS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; THALAMUS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 2942661355     PISSN: 11209976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/197140090401700201     Document Type: Article

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