Spatial mapping of translational diffusion coefficients using diffusion tensor imaging: A mathematical description

Concepts in Magnetic Resonance Part A: Bridging Education and Research

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-27

  Shetty, Anil N ^a   Chiang, Sharon ^b   Maletic Savatic, Mirjana ^c   Kasprian, Gregor ^a   Vannucci, Marina ^b   Lee, Wesley ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Rice University   (United States)

^c TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Diffusion anisotropy; Diffusion tensor; Tractography

Indexed keywords

EID: 84898658714     PISSN: 15466086     EISSN: 15525023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cmr.a.21288     Document Type: Article

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