White matter tractography by diffusion tensor imaging plays an important role in prognosis estimation of acute lacunar infarctions

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 958, 2007, Pages 782-789

  Lai, Can ^a   Zhang, S Z ^b   Liu, H M ^c   Zhou, Y B ^a   Zhang, Y Y ^a   Zhang, Q W ^b   Han, G C ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Longsai Hospital   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LACUNAR INFARCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROGNOSIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SCORING SYSTEM; STROKE; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN INFARCTION; COLOR; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 36749058994     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/99366083     Document Type: Article

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