Is diffusion anisotropy an accurate monitor of myelination?. Correlation of multicomponent T2 relaxation and diffusion tensor anisotropy in human brain

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 874-888

  Mädler, Burkhard ^a   Drabycz, Sylvia A ^b   Kolind, Shannon H ^a   Whittall, Kenneth P ^a   MacKay, Alexander L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MONITORING; MYELINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VOLUNTEER; WATER CONTENT; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; WATER;

EID: 48549091216     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2008.01.047     Document Type: Article

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