White matter microstructural abnormalities in children with spina bifida myelomeningocele and hydrocephalus: A diffusion tensor tractography study of the association pathways

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 700-709

  Hasan, Khader M ^a,c   Eluvathingal, Thomas J ^a   Kramer, Larry A ^a   Ewing Cobbs, Linda ^a   Dennis, Maureen ^a   Fletcher, Jack M ^b,d  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d EAST TEXAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Association pathways; Diffusion tensor tractography; Shunted hydrocephalus; Spina bifida; White matter abnormalities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANISOTROPY; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION CORTEX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EXTRACELLULAR SPACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; MYELINATION; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE TRACT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPINA BIFIDA; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ARNOLD-CHIARI MALFORMATION; BRAIN; CHILD; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; MENINGOMYELOCELE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL DYSRAPHISM; VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT;

EID: 41849137319     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21297     Document Type: Article

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