Diffusion tensor imaging provides an insight into the microstructure of meningiomas, high-grade gliomas, and peritumoral edema

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 577-582

  De Belder, Frank E ^a   Oot, Antoinette R ^a   Van Hecke, Wim ^a,b   Venstermans, Caroline ^a   Menovsky, Tomas ^a   Van Marck, Veerle ^a   Van Goethem, Johan ^a   Van Den Hauwe, Luc ^a   Vandekerckhove, Marie ^c   Parizel, Paul M ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Icometrix   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

brain tumor; diffusion tensor imaging; high grade glioma; meningioma

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MICROSTRUCTURE; SURFACE DIFFUSION; TENSORS; TUMORS;

BRAIN TUMORS; CONSTANT VALUES; DIFFUSION CONSTANT; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HIGH-GRADE GLIOMAS; INTRACRANIAL TUMORS; MENINGIOMAS; MICRO-STRUCTURAL; PERITUMORAL EDEMA; WHITE MATTER;

DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GLIOMA; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEUROIMAGING; PERITUMORAL EDEMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84866701196     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: 15323145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e318261e913     Document Type: Article

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