Non-Gaussian analysis of diffusion weighted MRI in head and neck cancer: a feasibility study
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Figure 2 Axial MRI images from the oral cavity of patient 9. (a) PD image, (b) T2 STIR image, (c) realigned mean b=0 image, (d) ADCmono map. The red and white arrows in (b) indicate the primary tumor and metastatic nodes, respectively. Figures (e-f) display pixel-by-pixel calculation outcomes for the right node. (e) ADCmono (10 mm/s). (f) Dapp (10 mm/s), (g) Kapp, and (h) chi. Region (n) ADCmono Dapp Kapp
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تاریخ انتشار 2008