White matter maturation of normal human fetal brain. An in vivo diffusion tensor tractography study

Brain and Behavior

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-108

  Zanin, Emilie ^a,c   Ranjeva, Jean Philippe ^a   Confort Gouny, Sylviane ^a   Guye, Maxime ^a   Denis, Daniele ^c   Cozzone, Patrick J ^a   Girard, Nadine ^a,b  

^a University of Aix Marseille   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Corpus callosum; Corticospinal tracts; Diffusion tractography; Fetal development; Human; In utero; Visual pathways; White matter maturation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FETUS; FETUS MATURITY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MYELINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84865546647     PISSN: 21623279     EISSN: 21579032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/brb3.17     Document Type: Article

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