Hyperintensity on diffusion weighted image along ipsilateral cortical spinal tract after cerebral ischemic stroke: A diffusion tensor analysis

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 292-297

  Liu, Xiang ^a,b   Tian, Wei ^b   Li, Lilin ^a   Kolar, Balasubramanya ^b   Qiu, Xing ^b   Chen, Feng ^c   Dogra, Vikram S ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain; Diffusion tensor imaging; Infarction; Motor function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBRAL PEDUNCLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PYRAMIDAL TRACTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STROKE;

EID: 84855605307     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.12.053     Document Type: Article

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