Multi-tensor tractography of the motor pathway at 3T: A volunteer study

Magnetic Resonance in Medical Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 59-63

  Akter, Masuma ^a   Hirai, Toshinori ^a   Sasao, Akira ^a   Nishimura, Shinichiro ^a   Uetani, Hiroyuki ^a   Iwashita, Koya ^a   Yamashita, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

3T; Corticospinal tract; DTI; Tractography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PYRAMIDAL TRACT;

ADULT; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS;

EID: 79960951926     PISSN: 13473182     EISSN: 18802206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2463/mrms.10.59     Document Type: Article

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