Gaining insight of fetal brain development with diffusion MRI and histology

International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience

Volumn 32, Issue , 2014, Pages 11-22

  Huang, Hao ^a,b   Vasung, Lana ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Cerebral wall; Connectivity; Development; DTI; Fetal brain; Histology; Tractography; White matter

Indexed keywords

CEREBRAL WALL; CONNECTIVITY; DEVELOPMENT; DTI; FETAL BRAIN; HISTOLOGY; TRACTOGRAPHY; WHITE MATTER;

ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FETUS; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED;

EID: 84893865512     PISSN: 07365748     EISSN: 1873474X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2013.06.005     Document Type: Article

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