Normal brain and brain tumor: multicomponent apparent diffusion coefficient line scan imaging.
Magnetic resonance line scan diffusion imaging of the brain, with diffusion weighting between 5 and 5,000 sec/mm(2), was performed in healthy subjects and patients with a 1.5-T machine. For each voxel, biexponential signal decay fits produced two apparent diffusion constants and respective signal amplitudes. Images based on these parameters show potential for use in the differentiation of gray and white matter, edema, and tumor.
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Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
Bogner
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Bajzik
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Mamata
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Mamata
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Repa
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Jolesz
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Mulkern
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D001921:Brain / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged