Magnetisation transfer ratios of contrast-enhancing and nonenhancing lesions in multiple sclerosis

Neuroradiology

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 115-119

  Campi, A ^a   Filippi, M ^b   Comi, G ^b   Scotti, G ^a   Gerevini, S ^a   Dousset, V ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetisation transfer; Magnetisation transfer ratio; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; EDEMA; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; MACROMOLECULE; MAGNETIC FIELD; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 0030070219     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00604792     Document Type: Article

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