Optimized high-resolution mapping of magnetization transfer (MT) at 3 Tesla for direct visualization of substructures of the human thalamus in clinically feasible measurement time

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1285-1292

  Gringel, Tabea ^b   Schulz Schaeffer, Walter ^b   Elolf, Erck ^b   Frölich, Andreas ^b   Dechent, Peter ^b   Helms, Gunther ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Human; Intra medullary lamina; Magnetization transfer; Mamillothalamic tract; Thalamic nuclei; Thalamus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENICULATE BODY; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; THALAMUS; THALAMUS DORSOMEDIAL NUCLEUS;

ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THALAMUS;

EID: 66749183350     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21756     Document Type: Article

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