Methods and applications of diffusion imaging of vertebral bone marrow

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1207-1220

  Raya, José G ^a   Dietrich, Olaf ^a   Reiser, Maximilian F ^a   Baur Melnyk, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bone marrow; Diffusion weighted imaging; MRI; Neoplasms; Spine

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTIFACT; BONE MARROW; COMPRESSION FRACTURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; METHODOLOGY; MICROSCOPY; MOTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE SHOT ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; SPIN ECHO IMAGING; STEADY STATE FREE PRECESSION SEQUENCE; TECHNIQUE; TURBO SPIN ECHO IMAGING; VERTEBRA; WATER FLOW;

BONE DISEASES; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW DISEASES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINAL FRACTURES; SPINE;

EID: 33845296624     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.20748     Document Type: Review

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