RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 MR Line-scan Diffusion Imaging of the Spinal Cord in Children
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1344
OP 1348
VO 21
IS 7
A1 Robertson, Richard L.
A1 Maier, Stephan E.
A1 Mulkern, Robert V.
A1 Vajapayam, Sridhar
A1 Robson, Caroline D.
A1 Barnes, Patrick D.
YR 2000
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/21/7/1344.abstract
AB Summary: Diffusion imaging has been widely used in the brain, but its application in the spinal cord has been limited. Using line-scan diffusion imaging (LSDI), a technique that is less sensitive to magnetic susceptibility and motion artifacts than are other diffusion techniques, we have successfully imaged the spinal cord in children. The apparent diffusion coefficient and relative diffusion anisotropy of the normal spinal cord were measured. LSDI was compared with echo-planar diffusion imaging of the spine in three patients.