Diffusion tensor imaging: Analysis methods for group comparison in neurology

Handbook of Technology in Psychology, Psychiatry and Neurology: Theory, Research, and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 251-274

  Müller, Hans Peter ^a   Unrath, Alexander ^a   Riecker, Axel ^a   Kassubek, Jan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI); Fiber tracking (FT); Fractional anisotropy (FA) mapping; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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