Open AccessDiffusion Tensor Imaging in Acute Optic Neuropathies
Author(s) -
Robert T. Naismith,
Junqian Xu,
Nhial T. Tutlam,
Samantha Lancia,
Kathryn Trinkaus,
ShengKwei Song,
Anne H. Cross
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
archives of neurology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3687
pISSN - 0003-9942
DOI - 10.1001/archneurol.2011.243
Subject(s) - optic neuritis , medicine , visual acuity , multiple sclerosis , optic nerve , ophthalmology , confidence interval , diffusion mri , odds ratio , retinal , nerve fiber layer , magnetic resonance imaging , radiology , psychiatry
To evaluate directional diffusivities within the optic nerve in a first event of acute optic neuritis to determine whether decreased axial diffusivity (AD) would predict 6-month visual outcome and optic nerve integrity measures.
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