Identification of the primary motor cortex: value of T2 echo-planar imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging and quantitative apparent diffusion coefficient measurement at 3 T

Dincer, Alp; Ozyurt, Onur; Erzen, Canan; Pamir, MUSTAFA

doi:10.1007/s00330-009-1631-z

Identification of the primary motor cortex: value of T2 echo-planar imaging, diffusion-weighted imaging and quantitative apparent diffusion coefficient measurement at 3 T

Dincer A. , Ozyurt O., Erzen C., Pamir M. N.

EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY, vol.20, no.4, pp.931-940, 2010 (Journal Indexed in SCI)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 20 Issue: 4
Publication Date: 2010
Doi Number: 10.1007/s00330-009-1631-z
Title of Journal : EUROPEAN RADIOLOGY
Page Numbers: pp.931-940

Abstract

To investigate the primary motor cortex (PMC) concerning T2 shortening on T2 echo-planar imaging (EPI-T2) and the double-layer sign on diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI), and also to measure its apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC).