Myelination as assessed by conventional MR imaging is normal in young children with idiopathic developmental delay

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1602-1605

  Maricich, S M ^a   Azizi, P ^a   Jones, J Y ^a   Morriss, M C ^a   Hunter, J V ^a   Smith, E O ^a   Miller, Geoffrey ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DEVELOPMENTAL QUOTIENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYELINATION; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROIMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; SCORING SYSTEM; TEMPORAL LOBE; U FIBER; UNITED STATES; WHITE MATTER;

AGING; BRAIN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MYELIN SHEATH;

EID: 34648831395     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0602     Document Type: Article

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