The Effect of Axonal “Beading” on Water Diffusion Properties: A Monte Carlo Simulation of Axonal Degeneration and its Effects on DTI Contrasts
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J. A. Farrell, B. A. Landman, J. Zhang, S. Smith, D. S. Reich, P. A. Calabresi, and P. C. van Zijl F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, Neuroscience Section, Division of MR Research, Dept. of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, Dept. of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, Division of Neuroradiology, Dept. of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Mediciine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States, Dept. of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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The Effect of Beading and Permeable Axons on Water Diffusion Properties: A Monte Carlo Simulation of Axonal Degeneration and Its Effect on DTI and Q-space Contrasts
J. A. Farrell, B. A. Landman, J. Zhang, S. A. Smith, D. S. Reich, P. A. Calabresi, and P. C. van Zijl Dept. of Radiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, United States, Kennedy Krieger Institute, F.M. Kirby Research Center for Functional Brain Imaging, Baltimore, MD, United States, Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, Un...
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