Characterization of low-grade gliomas using RGB color maps derived from ADC histograms

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 209-213

  Khayal, Inas S ^a   Nelson, Sarah J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion imaging; Astrocytomas; Color map; Grade II gliomas; Oligoastrocytomas; Oligodendrogliomas

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN MAPPING; COLOR; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR BIOPSY; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; GLIOMA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650085271     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.21810     Document Type: Article

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