Axial diffusivity of the corona radiata correlated with ventricular size in adult hydrocephalus

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 203, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 170-179

  Cauley, Keith A ^a   Cataltepe, Oguz ^b  

^a Department of Orthopaedic Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Axial diffusivity; Corona radiata; Diffusion tensor imaging; Hydrocephalus; Radial diffusivity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; AXIAL DIFFUSIVITY; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN VENTRICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; CORONA RADIATA; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION-TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; RADIAL DIFFUSIVITY; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

AXIAL DIFFUSIVITY; CORONA RADIATA; DIFFUSION-TENSOR IMAGING; HYDROCEPHALUS; RADIAL DIFFUSIVITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84906088121     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.12.10009     Document Type: Article

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