Characterization of normal appearing brain structures using high-resolution quantitative magnetization transfer steady-state free precession imaging

NeuroImage

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 532-537

  Garcia, M ^a   Gloor, M ^a   Wetzel, S G ^a   Radue, E W ^a   Scheffler, K ^a   Bieri, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

BSSFP; Normative baseline data; Quantitative MT; Relaxation times

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPSULA INTERNA; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WHITE MATTER; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; BRAIN; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MYELINATED NERVE; NONMYELINATED NERVE; ORGAN SIZE; PROCEDURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TIME;

ADULT; BRAIN; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; ORGAN SIZE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 77953706722     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.04.242     Document Type: Article

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