Diffusion tensor imaging and fiber tractography of the median nerve at 1.5T: Optimization of b value

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 51-59

  Andreisek, Gustav ^a,b   White, Lawrence M ^a   Kassner, Andrea ^c   Tomlinson, George ^d   Sussman, Marshall S ^e  

^a MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Fiber tractography; Median nerve; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEURAL PATHWAYS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 57049174719     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00256-008-0577-6     Document Type: Article

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