Optimization of acquisition parameters of diffusion-tensor magnetic resonance imaging in the spinal cord

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 553-559

  Lee, Joon Woo ^a   Kim, Jae Hyung ^a   Kang, Heung Sik ^a   Lee, Jong Sea ^a   Choi, Ja Young ^a   Yeom, Jin Sup ^a   Kim, Hyun Jib ^a   Chung, Hye Won ^b  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRIEDMAN TEST; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WILCOXON SIGNED RANKS TEST;

EID: 33747852591     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rli.0000221325.03899.48     Document Type: Article

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