3 T MR tomography of the brachial plexus: Structural and microstructural evaluation

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 2231-2245

  Mallouhi, Ammar ^a   Marik, Wolfgang ^a   Prayer, Daniela ^a   Kainberger, Franz ^a   Bodner, Gerd ^a   Kasprian, Gregor ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; DTI; Magnetic resonance neurography; STIR; Tractography

Indexed keywords

AXONAL INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; BRACHIAL PLEXUS INJURY; BRACHIAL PLEXUS NEUROPATHY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAGNETIC FIELD; MYELOGRAPHY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NERVE FUNCTION; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; STEADY STATE; THORAX OUTLET SYNDROME; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WHITE MATTER; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BRACHIAL PLEXUS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84864696070     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.05.021     Document Type: Review

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