Minimum detectable difference of MR diffusion maps in acute ischemic stroke

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 629-633

  Harris, Ashley D ^a,b,c   Govindaraj, Mirthula ^a,c   Frayne, Richard ^a,b,c  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion tensor imaging; Fractional anisotropy; Ischemic stroke; Minimum detectable difference; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANISOTROPY; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; CALCULATION; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MINIMUM DETECTABLE DIFFERENCE TECHNIQUE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; WHITE MATTER;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CEREBRAL INFARCTION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 40449122503     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21166     Document Type: Article

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