DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED IMAGING OF KAINIC ACID LESIONS IN THE RAT-BRAIN

被引:29
作者
KING, MD
VANBRUGGEN, N
AHIER, RG
CREMER, JE
HAJNAL, JV
WILLIAMS, SR
DORAN, M
机构
[1] HAMMERSMITH HOSP,MRC,CYCLOTRON UNIT,LONDON W12 0HS,ENGLAND
[2] HAMMERSMITH HOSP,ROYAL POSTGRAD MED SCH,DEPT RADIOL,NUCL MAGNET RESONANCE UNIT,LONDON W12 0HS,ENGLAND
基金
英国惠康基金;
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D O I
10.1002/mrm.1910200117
中图分类号
R8 [特种医学]; R445 [影像诊断学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100207 ; 1009 ;
摘要
We present T2‐weighted and diffusion‐weighted images of kainic acid lesions in the rat brain. Our observations show improved image contrast between edematous lesions and unaffected tissue using diffusion‐weighted imaging. Furthermore, we show that the anisotropic intensity changes associated with this sequence can be used to highlight white matter tracts and to provide information concerning their orientation in the rat brain. © 1991 Academic Press, Inc. Copyright © 1991 Wiley‐Liss, Inc., A Wiley Company
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页码:158 / 164
页数:7
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