Subtraction of unidirectionally encoded images for suppression of heavily isotropic objects (SUSHI) for selective visualization of peripheral nerves

Neuroradiology

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 109-116

  Takahara, Taro ^a   Kwee, Thomas C ^a   Hendrikse, Jeroen ^a   Van Cauteren, Marc ^b   Koh, Dow Mu ^c   Niwa, Tetsu ^a   Mali, Willem P Th M ^a   Luijten, Peter R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; Diffusion weighed imaging; Diffusion weighted MR neurography; Peripheral nerves; SUSHI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; GANGLION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPH NODE; MALE; NEUROGRAPHY; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCIATIC NERVE; SUBTRACTION OF UNIDIRECTIONALLY ENCODED IMAGES FOR SUPPRESSION OF HEAVILY ISOTROPIC OBJECTS; SYNOVIAL FLUID; TIBIAL NERVE; VEIN; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATTERN RECOGNITION, AUTOMATED; PERIPHERAL NERVES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953812928     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-010-0713-6     Document Type: Article

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