Sex differences in the human corpus callosum microstructure: A combined T2 myelin-water and diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging study

Brain Research

Volumn 1343, Issue , 2010, Pages 37-45

  Liu, Fang ^a,b   Vidarsson, Logi ^b   Winter, Jeff D ^b   Tran, Hien ^c   Kassner, Andrea ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corpus callosum; Diffusion tensor imaging; Diffusion tractography; Fiber density index; Myelin water fraction; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

MYELIN; WATER;

ADULT; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DENSITY GRADIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION TRACTOGRAPHY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; FIBER DENSITY INDEX; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; FRACTIONATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MYELIN WATER FRACTION IMAGING; NEUROIMAGING; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRACTOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BODY WATER; BRAIN MAPPING; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953650409     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.04.064     Document Type: Article

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