Investigation of human cervical and upper thoracic spinal cord motion: Implications for imaging spinal cord structure and function

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 185-189

  Figley, C R ^a   Stroman, P W ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

DTI; fMRI; Human; Magnetic resonance imaging; Motion; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

FMRI; FUNCTIONAL MRI (FMRI); HUMAN; MOTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENTS; SPINAL CORDS; THREE DIMENSIONS; TIME-DEPENDENT SIGNALS;

RADIOLOGY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEART CYCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MOTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OSCILLATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 34547791473     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21260     Document Type: Article

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