Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume 112, Issue 9 , Pages 1729-1745 , September 2001

Estimation of the EEG power spectrum using MRI T2 relaxation time in traumatic brain injury

  • R.W. Thatcher

      Affiliations

    • Bay Pines Veterans Administration Medical Center, Research and Development Service – 151, Bldg 23, Room 117, Bay Pines, FL 33744, USA
    • University of South Florida College of Medicine, Departments of Neurology and Radiology, Tampa, FL, USA
    • Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program, 6825 Georgia Ave., Washington, DC 20307, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Fax: +1-727-391-0890
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  • C. Biver

      Affiliations

    • Bay Pines Veterans Administration Medical Center, Research and Development Service – 151, Bldg 23, Room 117, Bay Pines, FL 33744, USA
    • Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program, 6825 Georgia Ave., Washington, DC 20307, USA
    • ,
  • J.F. Gomez

      Affiliations

    • Bay Pines Veterans Administration Medical Center, Research and Development Service – 151, Bldg 23, Room 117, Bay Pines, FL 33744, USA
    • Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program, 6825 Georgia Ave., Washington, DC 20307, USA
    • ,
  • D. North

      Affiliations

    • Bay Pines Veterans Administration Medical Center, Research and Development Service – 151, Bldg 23, Room 117, Bay Pines, FL 33744, USA
    • Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program, 6825 Georgia Ave., Washington, DC 20307, USA
    • ,
  • R. Curtin

      Affiliations

    • Bay Pines Veterans Administration Medical Center, Research and Development Service – 151, Bldg 23, Room 117, Bay Pines, FL 33744, USA
    • Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program, 6825 Georgia Ave., Washington, DC 20307, USA
    • ,
  • R.A. Walker

      Affiliations

    • Bay Pines Veterans Administration Medical Center, Research and Development Service – 151, Bldg 23, Room 117, Bay Pines, FL 33744, USA
    • ,
  • A. Salazar

      Affiliations

    • Defense and Veterans Head Injury Program, 6825 Georgia Ave., Washington, DC 20307, USA

,Accepted 24 May 2001.

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