Lesion detectability on diffusion-weighted imaging in transient global amnesia: The influence of imaging timing and magnetic field strength

Neuroradiology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 329-334

  Ryoo, Inseon ^a   Kim, Jae Hyoung ^a   Kim, SangYun ^a   Choi, Byung Se ^a   Jung, Cheolkyu ^a   Hwang, Sung Il ^a  

^a Seoul National University Bundang Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Hippocampus; Lesion detectability; Transient global amnesia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC FIELD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA;

ADULT; AGED; AMNESIA, TRANSIENT GLOBAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862854530     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: 14321920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-011-0889-4     Document Type: Article

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