Diffusion Tensor Imaging for Evaluation of the Childhood Brain and Pediatric White Matter Disorders

Neuroimaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 179-189

  Isaacson, Jared ^a   Provenzale, James ^b,c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood brain; Diffusion tensor imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pediatric white matter disorders

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HUMANS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 79953318618     PISSN: 10525149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nic.2011.02.005     Document Type: Review

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