Diffusion tensor imaging for predicting hand motor outcome in chronic stroke patients

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 126-133

  Song, F ^a   Zhang, F ^b   Yin, D Z ^c   Hu, Yong Shan ^a   Fan, Ming Xia ^c   Ni, H H ^d   Nan, X L ^e   Cui, X ^d   Zhou, C X ^d   Huang, C S ^d   Zhao, Q ^d   Ma, L H ^e   Xu, Y M ^a   Xia, Q J ^e  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HEBEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Shanghai Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Integrated Hospital   (China)

^e FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI); Hand function outcome; Pure region of interest (ROI) analysis; Segment of the corticospinal tract (SCST) analysis; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; FUGL MEYER ASSESSMENT; HAND FUNCTION; HAND MUSCLE PARALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH STROKE SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; STROKE;

EID: 84863295624     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001204000113     Document Type: Article

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