Reproducible evaluation of spinal cord DTI using an optimized inner volume sequence in combination with probabilistic ROI analysis

Zeitschrift fur Medizinische Physik

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 11-20

  Laun, Frederik ^a   Stieltjes, Bram ^a   Schlüter, Mathias ^b   Rupp, Rüdiger ^c   Schad, Lothar R ^d  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER MEVIS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

diffusion tensor imaging; Diffusionstensorbildgebung; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetresonanzbildgebung; probabilistic classification; probabilistische Voxelklassifikation; R ckenmark; spinal cord; spinal trauma; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPINAL CORD ISCHEMIA; SPINE INJURY;

EID: 63149107499     PISSN: 09393889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zemedi.2008.07.001     Document Type: Article

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