Physical foundations, models, and methods of diffusion magnetic resonance imaging of the brain: A review

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part A: Bridging Education and Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 278-307

  Minati, Ludovico ^a   Weglarz, Władysław P ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF NEUROSURGERY   (Italy)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR PHYSICS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Diffusion physics; Diffusion spectrum imaging (DSI); Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI); Generalised diffusion tensor imaging (GDTI); Q ball imaging (QBI); Spherical harmonic decomposition (SHD) and deconvolution

Indexed keywords

EID: 34948816111     PISSN: 15466086     EISSN: 15525023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.a.20094     Document Type: Article

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