Normal brain maturation characterized with age-related T2 relaxation times: An attempt to develop a quantitative imaging measure for clinical use

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 39, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 740-746

  Ding, Xiao Qi ^a   Kucinski, Thomas ^a   Wittkugel, Oliver ^a   Goebell, Einar ^a   Grzyska, Ulrich ^a   Görg, Maria ^a   Kohlschütter, Alfried ^a   Zeumer, Hermann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain maturation; Myelination; Quantitative imaging measure; T2 relaxation time

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BRAIN MATURATION; CHILD; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFANT; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NEUROIMAGING; NEWBORN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE IMAGING MEASURE; T2 RELAXATION TIME; TIME; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 9244248647     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-200412000-00005     Document Type: Article

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