Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 15, Issue 4 SUPPL., 2005, Pages

  Goldberg Zimring, Daniel ^a   Mewes, Andrea U J ^a   Maddah, Mahnaz ^b   Warfield, Simon K ^c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor; Diffusion weighted imaging; Diffusivity; DT MRI; Lesion; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Tractography

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TISSUE STRUCTURE; WATER TRANSPORT; WHITE MATTER;

ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 29444450232     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1051228405283363     Document Type: Review

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