Diffusion tensor tractography of the lower spinal cord

Neuroradiology

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 221-225

  Tsuchiya, Kazuhiro ^a   Fujikawa, Akira ^a   Honya, Keita ^a   Nitatori, Toshiaki ^a   Suzuki, Yuriko ^b  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Diffusion weighted imaging; Spinal cord; Tractography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAUDA EQUINA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONUS MEDULLARIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION TENSOR TRACTOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NERVE ROOT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; VERTEBRAL CANAL STENOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 39749162125     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-007-0335-9     Document Type: Article

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