High b-value diffusion (b = 3000 s/mm2) MR imaging in cerebral gliomas at 3T: Visual and quantitative comparisons with b = 1000 s/mm 2

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 458-463

  Seo, H S ^a,b   Chang, Kee Hyun ^a,c   Na, D G ^a   Kwon, B J ^a   Lee, D H ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RATING SCALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 41149181398     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0842     Document Type: Article

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