Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (MRDTI) and tractography in children with septo-optic dysplasia

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 708-713

  Salmela, Michael B ^a   Cauley, Keith A ^b   Nickerson, Joshua P ^a   Koski, Chris J ^c   Filippi, Christopher G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Diffusion tensor imaging; DTI; Septo optic dysplasia; Tractography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; OPTIC NERVE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIATION MEASUREMENT; SEPTOOPTIC DYSPLASIA; TRACTOGRAPHY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

BRAIN; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPTO-OPTIC DYSPLASIA;

EID: 77951498919     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-009-1478-0     Document Type: Article

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