Diffusion tensor imaging of heterotopia: Changes of fractional anisotropy during radial migration of neurons

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 590-593

  Lee, Seung Koo ^a   Kim, Jinna ^a  

^a Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Congenital malformation; Heterotopia; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL MIGRATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GRAY MATTER; HETEROTOPIA; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROIMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOGENESIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUTAMEN; SCHOOL CHILD; ANISOTROPY; CELL MOTION; INFANT; METHODOLOGY; NEURONAL MIGRATION DISORDER; PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; CELL MOVEMENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEURONAL MIGRATION DISORDERS;

EID: 77956216945     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2010.51.4.590     Document Type: Article

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