Comparison of four potential MR parameters for severe tissue destruction in multiple sclerosis lesions

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 155-162

  Van Waesberghe, Jan Hein T M ^a   Castelijns, Jonas A ^a   Scheltens, Philip ^a   Truyen, Luc ^a   Lycklama À Nijeholt, Geert J ^a   Hoogenraad, Frank G ^a   Polman, Chris H ^a   Valk, Jaap ^a   Barkhof, Frederik ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain; Magnetic resonance; Magnetization transfer contrast; MR; multiple; Sclerosis; T1 relaxation time; Tissue characterization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TISSUE INJURY;

EID: 0030903356     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0730-725X(96)00340-2     Document Type: Article

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