Microstructural callosal abnormalities in normal-appearing brain of children with developmental delay detected with diffusion tensor imaging

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1537-1543

  Ding, Xiao Qi ^a,b   Sun, Yimeng ^b   Kruse, Bernd ^b   Illies, Till ^b   Zeumer, Hermann ^b   Fiehler, Jens ^b   Lanfermann, Heinrich ^a  

^a HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Callosal fibres; Developmental delay; Fibre tracking; Fractional anisotropy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN SIZE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; NERVE FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 67349229541     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1296-7     Document Type: Article

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