Corpus callosum morphology and microstructure assessed using structural MR imaging and diffusion tensor imaging: Initial findings in adults with neurofibromatosis type 1

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 856-861

  Wignall, E L ^a   Griffiths, P D ^a   Papadakis, N G ^a   Wilkinson, I D ^a   Wallis, L I ^a   Bandmann, O ^a   Cowell, P E E ^a   Hoggard, Nigel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FLUID ATTENUATED INVERSION RECOVERY IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77952403235     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2005     Document Type: Article

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