Diffusion tensor imaging with cerebrospinal fluid suppression and signal-to-noise preservation using acquisition combining fluid-attenuated inversion recovery and conventional imaging: Comparison of fiber tracking

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 113-117

  Cheng, Yen Wei ^a   Chung, Hsiao Wen ^a,b   Chen, Cheng Yu ^b   Chou, Ming Chung ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cerebrospinal fluid; Diffusion tensor imaging; Fiber tractography; Fluid attenuated inversion recovery; Partial volume effects

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FEMALE; FIBER TRACTOGRAPHY; FLUID ATTENUATED INVERSION RECOVERY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; TRACTOGRAPHY; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 79958768450     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.12.032     Document Type: Article

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