Diffusion tensor tractography of the limbic system

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 2267-2274

  Concha, Luis ^a   Gross, Donald W ^a   Beaulieu, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN FORNIX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HISTOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; NERVE TRACT;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FORNIX (BRAIN); HUMANS; LIMBIC SYSTEM; NERVE FIBERS; NEURAL PATHWAYS;

EID: 32944480067     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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