Abnormal white matter signal on MR imaging is related to abnormal tissue microstructure

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 623-628

  Cheong, J L Y ^a,b,c   Thompson, D K ^d   Wang, H X ^d   Hunt, R W ^a,e   Anderson, P J ^a,c   Inder, T E ^a,b,e,f   Doyle, L W ^a,b,c  

^a MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^e ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f ST LOUIS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PREMATURITY; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTERNAL CAPSULE; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; OCCIPITAL LOBE; OLIGODENDROGLIA; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 64649105375     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1399     Document Type: Article

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