DTI parameter optimisation for acquisition at 1.5T: SNR analysis and clinical application

Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience

Volumn 2010, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Lagana M ^a,b   Rovaris, M ^a   Ceccarelli, A ^a   Venturelli, C ^b   Marini, S ^b   Baselli, G ^b  

^a IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

B VALUE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEMS; CLINICAL APPLICATION; CLINICAL STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FIBER TRACKING; HIGH SNR; IN-VIVO; MEAN DIFFUSIVITY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PARAMETER OPTIMISATION; SIGNAL TO NOISE; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TISSUE ABNORMALITIES; VOXEL SIZE;

OPTIMIZATION; RESONANCE;

TENSORS;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISABILITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE TRACT; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; NEURAL PATHWAYS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77449145276     PISSN: 16875265     EISSN: 16875273     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2010/254032     Document Type: Article

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