Interscanner variation in brain MRI lesion load measurements in MS: Implications for clinical trials

Neurology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 371-377

  Filippi, M ^a,h   Van Waesberghe, J H ^b   Horsfield, M A ^c   Bressi, S ^a   Gasperini, C ^d   Yousry, T A ^e   Gawne Cain, M L ^f   Morrissey, S P ^g   Rocca, M A ^a   Barkhof, F ^b   Nijeholt, G J Lycklama À ^b   Bastianello, S ^d   Miller, D H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^h SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SLICE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030753481     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/WNL.49.2.371     Document Type: Article

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