Mean displacement map of spine and spinal cord disorders using high b-value q-space imaging-feasibility study

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1155-1158

  Hori, Masaaki ^a,b   Motosug, Utaroh ^a   Fatima, Zareen ^a   Ishigame, Keiichi ^a   Araki, Tsutomu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

^b JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC); Diffusion weighted imaging; Mean displacement (MD); Q space imaging (QSI); Spinal cord; Spine

Indexed keywords

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; MEAN DISPLACEMENT; Q-SPACE; SPINAL CORDS; SPINE;

DOSIMETRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SURFACE DIFFUSION; TISSUE;

RADIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINE; SPINE DISEASE;

DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL DISEASES; SPINE;

EID: 83155182656     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/ar.2011.110226     Document Type: Article

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