The role of diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging in assessment of normal myelination in infantile brain

Background: Myelination is a dynamic process starting during fetal life and proceeds predominantly after birth in a well-defined, predetermined manner. MR techniques such as diffusion-weighted images and the measurement of the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) have been applied to the study of no...

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Main Authors: Shaimaa R.A. Fadeel, Moataz M. Montasser, Ashraf N. Etaby, Reda M.A. Darweesh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2015-09-01
Series:Alexandria Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090506814001092