Modeling of the diffusion MR signal in calibrated model systems and nerves

NMR in Biomedicine

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1787-1795

  Morozov, Darya ^a   Bar, Leah ^a   Sochen, Nir ^a   Cohen, Yoram ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Diffusion NMR; Microstructure; Nerve; NMR spectroscopy; Single pulsed field gradient (s PFG)

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION NMR; EXPERIMENTAL CONDITIONS; MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURES; MICROSTRUCTURAL INFORMATION; NERVE; NUMBER OF COMPONENTS; RESTRICTED DIFFUSION; SINGLE-PULSED-FIELD GRADIENT (S-PFG);

MICROSTRUCTURAL EVOLUTION; MICROSTRUCTURE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

DIFFUSION;

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFRACTION; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; MICROCIRCULATION; NERVE FIBER; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DIFFUSION NMR; MICROSTRUCTURE; NERVE; NMR SPECTROSCOPY; SINGLE-PULSED-FIELD GRADIENT (S-PFG);

ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPTIC NERVE; PHANTOMS, IMAGING; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 84888017496     PISSN: 09523480     EISSN: 10991492     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nbm.3018     Document Type: Article

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