Optimization of tractography of the optic radiations

Human Brain Mapping

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 683-697

  Benjamin, Christopher F A ^a,b,c   Singh, Jolene M ^b   Prabhu, Sanjay P ^a,b   Warfield, Simon K ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging; DWI; Meyer's Loop; Optic radiations; Tractography

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; LATERAL GENICULATE BODY; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACTOGRAPHY;

DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DWI; MEYER'S LOOP; OPTIC RADIATIONS; TRACTOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; OPTIC NERVE; TEMPORAL LOBE; VISUAL PATHWAYS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892473362     PISSN: 10659471     EISSN: 10970193     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hbm.22204     Document Type: Article

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