Investigation of MR signal modulation due to magnetic fields from neuronal currents in the adult human optic nerve and visual cortex

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 681-691

  Chow, Li Sze ^a   Cook, Greg G ^a   Whitby, Elspeth ^a   Paley, Martyn N J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intravoxel field distribution; Neuronal current; Optic nerve; Visual cortex

Indexed keywords

AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC FIELD; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROMODULATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; VISUAL CORTEX;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AXONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; VISUAL CORTEX;

LORENTZIA;

EID: 33745661224     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2006.01.005     Document Type: Article

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