Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance tractography of the prostate: Feasibility for mapping periprostatic fibers

Urology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 219-223

  Finley, David S ^a   Ellingson, Benjamin M ^b   Natarajan, Shyam ^c   Zaw, Taryar M ^b   Raman, Steve S ^b   Schulam, Peter ^b,c   Reiter, Robert E ^b,c   Margolis, Daniel ^b  

^a KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; ROBOTICS;

ADULT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE;

EID: 84862997318     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.03.027     Document Type: Article

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