Probing biological tissue microstructure with magnetic resonance diffusion techniques

Current Opinion in Colloid and Interface Science

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-12

  Topgaard, Daniel ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MEMBRANES; COLLOIDS; DIFFUSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POROUS MATERIALS; TISSUE;

BIOLOGICAL TISSUE; POROUS GEOMETRIES; POROUS MEDIA SCIENCE;

MICROSTRUCTURE;

COLLOID; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POROSITY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL MODEL; TISSUE STRUCTURE;

EID: 33646089672     PISSN: 13590294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cocis.2005.09.019     Document Type: Review

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