Characterization of abnormal diffusion properties of supratentorial brain tumors: A preliminary diffusion tensor imaging study

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 263-269

  Yuan, Weihong ^a   Holland, Scott K ^a   Jones, Blaise V ^a   Crone, Kerry ^a   Mangano, Francesco T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial diffusion coefficient; Diffusion tensor imaging; Fractional anisotropy; Mean diffusivity; Radial diffusion coefficient; Supratentorial tumor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; AXONAL INJURY; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TUMOR; CELL DEATH; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMYELINATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MITOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SKULL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ANISOTROPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MITOTIC INDEX; NECROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUPRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 42149160576     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/PED/2008/1/4/263     Document Type: Review

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