A new study on diffusion tensor imaging of the whole visual pathway fiber bundle and clinical application

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 178-182

  Tao, Xiao Feng ^a   Wang, Zhong Qiu ^b   Gong, Wan Qing ^a   Jiang, Qing Jun ^a   Shi, Zeng Ru ^a  

^a SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b JINLING HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Optic nerve; Visual pathway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; MALE; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE MALFORMATION; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE FIBER; OPTIC TRACT; ORBIT TUMOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADULT; AGED; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EXOPHTHALMOS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIC CHIASM; OPTIC NERVE; VISUAL PATHWAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60649111533     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2009.02.013     Document Type: Article

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