Diffusion tensor tractography of residual fibers in traumatic spinal cord injury: A pilot study

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 181-186

  Rao, Jia Sheng ^a   Zhao, Can ^a   Yang, Zhao Yang ^a,b   Li, Shu Yu ^a   Jiang, Tao ^c   Fan, Yu Bo ^a   Li, Xiao Guang ^a,b  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Fiber tracking imaging; Fractional anisotropy; Residual fiber tracts; Traumatic spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MALE; NERVE FIBER; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PILOT STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AMERICAN SPINAL INJURY ASSOCIATION; ASIA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CNS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED; DTI; DW; FA; FIBER TRACKING IMAGING; FIELD OF VIEW; FOV; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MRI; N; NO; REGIONS OF INTEREST; RESIDUAL FIBER TRACTS; ROI; SCI; SD; SE-EPI; SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO; SNR; SPIN-ECHO ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STANDARD DEVIATION; T; THORACIC SEGMENT; TRAUMATIC SPINAL CORD INJURY; Y; YES;

ADULT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PILOT PROJECTS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 84880036698     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: 17730406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2012.08.008     Document Type: Article

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