Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) of rodent brains in vivo using a 1.5T clinical MR scanner

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 747-751

  Lee, Francis K H ^a   Fang, Ma Rong ^b   Antonio, Gregory E ^a   Yeung, David K W ^a   Chan, Edward T Y ^a   Zhang, Li Hong ^c   Yew, David T ^d   Ahuja, Anil T ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Clinical scanner; Diffusion tensor imaging; Fractional anisotrophy; Rodent neuronal bundles

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANISOTROPY; ANTERIOR COMMISSURE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DEVICE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEASUREMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; RAT; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; MODELS, ANIMAL; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

EID: 33646186144     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20553     Document Type: Article

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