Diffusion tensor eigenvalues or both mean diffusivity and fractional anisotropy are required in quantitative clinical diffusion tensor MR reports: Fractional anisotropy alone is not sufficient (3)

Radiology

Volumn 239, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 611-612

  Hasan, Khader M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; GLOBOID CELL LEUKODYSTROPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LETTER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; REMYELINIZATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STEM CELL; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; WHITE MATTER;

ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 33646158701     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2392051172     Document Type: Letter

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