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Diffusion imaging concepts for clinicians
Author(s) -
Neil Jeffrey J.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of magnetic resonance imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.563
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1522-2586
pISSN - 1053-1807
DOI - 10.1002/jmri.21087
Subject(s) - diffusion mri , effective diffusion coefficient , diffusion , magnetic resonance imaging , diffusion imaging , fractional anisotropy , tracing , nuclear magnetic resonance , medicine , radiology , computer science , physics , operating system , thermodynamics
Abstract This review covers the fundamentals of diffusion tensor imaging. It is written with the clinician in mind and assumes the reader has a passing familiarity with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Topics covered include comparison of diffusion MRI with conventional MRI, water apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), diffusion anisotropy, tract tracing, and changes of water apparent diffusion in response to injury. The discussion centers primarily on applications to the central nervous system, but examples from other tissues are included. J. Magn. Reson. Imaging 2007. © 2007 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.