In vivo MR tractography of thigh muscles using diffusion imaging: Initial results

European Radiology

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 3079-3085

  Budzik, J F ^a   Le Thuc, V ^a   Demondion, X ^a,b   Morel, M ^a   Chechin, D ^c   Cotten, A ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Fiber tracking; MRI; Muscle; Thigh

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IN VIVO STUDY; LEG MUSCLE; LUMINANCE; MALE; MUSCLE CELL; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; THIGH; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 36348937301     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-007-0713-z     Document Type: Article

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