Introduction to diffusion tensor imaging mathematics: Part I. Tensors, rotations, and eigenvectors

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part A: Bridging Education and Research

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 101-122

  Kingsley, Peter B ^a,b  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Diffusion tensor; DTI; Eigenvalues; Eigenvectors; Mathematics; Rotational invariants; Rotations; Vectors

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645734613     PISSN: 15466086     EISSN: 15525023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.a.20048     Document Type: Review

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