Diffusion tensor imaging for evaluation of the childhood brain and pediatric white matter disorders

Jared Isaacson1, James Provenzale

  • 1Duke University School of Medicine, 2301 Erwin Road, Durham, NC 27710, USA. jared.isaacson@duke.edu

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