The effect of imprecise repositioning on lesion volume measurements in patients with multiple sclerosis

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 274-276

  Filippi, M ^a,e   Marciano N ^b   Capra, R ^c   Rocca, M A ^a   Prandini, F ^c   Gasparotti, R ^c   Horsfield, M A ^d   Comi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b Department of Neuroscience ^*  (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030743352     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.1.274     Document Type: Article

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