RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Diffusion-tensor MR Imaging of the Human Brain with Gradient- and Spin-echo Readout: Technical Note
JF American Journal of Neuroradiology
JO Am. J. Neuroradiol.
FD American Society of Neuroradiology
SP 1591
OP 1595
VO 21
IS 9
A1 Itoh, Ryuta
A1 Melhem, Elias R.
A1 Folkers, Paul J.M.
YR 2000
UL http://www.ajnr.org/content/21/9/1591.abstract
AB Summary: Diffusion-tensor MR imaging of the brain is an objective method that can measure diffusion of water in tissue noninvasively. Five adult volunteers participated in this study that was performed to evaluate the potential of gradient- and spin-echo readout for diffusion-tensor imaging by comparing it with single-shot spin-echo echo-planar imaging. Gradient- and spin-echo readout provides comparable measures of water diffusion to single-shot spin-echo echo-planar readout with significantly less geometrical distortion at the expense of a longer imaging time.