Fast spin-echo and fast fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery versus conventional spin-echo sequences for MR quantification of multiple sclerosis lesions

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 699-704

  Bastianello, S ^a   Bozzao, A ^a   Paolillo, A ^a   Giugni, E ^a   Gasperini, C ^a   Koudriavtseva, T ^a   Millefiorini, E ^a   Horsfield, M A ^b   Colonnese, C ^a   Toni, D ^a   Fiorelli, M ^a   Pozzilli, C ^a   Bozzao, L ^a,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance, technique; Sclerosis, multiple

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBELLUM; CEREBRAL CORTEX; COHORT STUDIES; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; RECURRENCE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0030944086     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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