In vivo diffusion tensor imaging and tractography of human thigh muscles in healthy subjects

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 195, Issue 5, 2010, Pages

  Kermarrec, Erwan ^a   Budzik, Jean François ^a   Khalil, Chadi ^a   Le Thuc, Vianney ^a,b,c   Hancart Destee, Caroline ^a   Cotten, Anne ^a  

^a LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIV LILLE   (France)

^c INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Fiber tracking; MRI; Muscle; Thigh

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HAMSTRING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN TISSUE; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; THIGH; TRACTOGRAPHY;

EID: 78649693902     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.09.3368     Document Type: Article

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