A framework for quality control and parameter optimization in diffusion tensor imaging: theoretical analysis and validation

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1196-1202

  Hasan, Khader M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

DNR; DTI; FA; Icosahedral encoding; Parameter optimization; Quality control

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ANALYTIC METHOD; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; DATA ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EMPIRICISM; MEASUREMENT ERROR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; ROTATION; THEORETICAL MODEL; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ALGORITHMS; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 34648819863     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2007.02.011     Document Type: Article

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