Does the use of hormonal contraceptives cause microstructural changes in cerebral white matter? Preliminary results of a DTI and tractography study

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 57-64

  De Bondt, Timo ^a   Van Hecke, Wim ^a,c   Veraart, Jelle ^a   Leemans, Alexander ^b   Sijbers, Jan ^a   Sunaert, Stefan ^d   Jacquemyn, Yves ^a   Parizel, Paul M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^c IcoMetrix   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor; Fornix; Hormonal contraception; Menstrual cycle; Tractography

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRAIN FORNIX; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; EMOTION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; LIMBIC SYSTEM; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACTOGRAPHY; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ALGORITHMS; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871331082     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-012-2572-5     Document Type: Article

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