Quantitative MRI: A reliable protocol for measurement of cerebral gyrification using stereology

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 265-272

  Ronan, L ^a   Doherty, C P ^a   Delanty, N ^a   Thornton, J ^a   Fitzsimons, M ^a  

^a BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cerebral surface area; Gyrification; Isoperimetric ratio; Stereology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SIZE; CINGULATE GYRUS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; STEREOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STEREOTAXIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 33645063496     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2005.10.033     Document Type: Article

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