Diffusion tensor tractography of the somatosensory system in the human brainstem: Initial findings using high isotropic spatial resolution at 3.0 T

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1480-1488

  Kamali, Arash ^a   Kramer, Larry A ^a   Butler, Ian J ^a   Hasan, Khader M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Diffusion tensor tractography; Medial lemniscus; Somatosensory system; Spinal lemniscus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION TENSOR TRACTOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MEDIAL LEMNISCUS; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN STEM; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349255832     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1305-x     Document Type: Article

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