Magnetic resonance diffusion tensor imaging (MRDTI) of the optic nerve and optic radiations at 3T in children with neurofibromatosis type I (NF-1)

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 168-174

  Filippi, Christopher G ^a   Bos, Aaron ^a   Nickerson, Joshua P ^a   Salmela, Michael B ^b   Koski, Chris J ^c   Cauley, Keith A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

3 T MR; Children; Diffusion tensor imaging; Neurofibromatosis type 1; Optic nerve pathway

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; ANISOTROPY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANISOTROPY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NERVE GLIOMA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84862339509     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-011-2216-y     Document Type: Article

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