Diffusion tensor MR study of optic nerve degeneration in glaucoma

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 4312-4315

  Hui, Edward S ^a   Fu, Qing Ling ^a   So, Kwok Fai ^a   Wu, Ed X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Diffusivity; DTI; Glaucoma; Neurodegeneration

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; NEURODEGENERATION; RAT GLAUCOMA MODEL;

DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

BLOOD VESSELS;

EID: 57649225851     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IEMBS.2007.4353290     Document Type: Conference Paper

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