Precision and accuracy in diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 87-99

  Jones, Derek K ^a  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

accuracy; acquisition; artifacts; b value; diffusion; diffusion tensor imaging; power; precision; protocol; quantitative; tractography

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; IMAGING SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ARTIFACTS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79958701778     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: 15361004     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RMR.0b013e31821e56ac     Document Type: Article

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