Diffusion tensor MR imaging of cerebral gliomas: Evaluating fractional anisotropy characteristics

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 374-381

  White, Matthew L ^a   Zhang, Y ^a   Yu, F ^b   Jaffar Kazmi, S A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79951637074     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2267     Document Type: Article

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