Magnetisation transfer ratio measurement in the cervical spinal cord: A preliminary study in multiple sclerosis

Neuroradiology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 441-445

  Silver, N C ^a   Barker, G J ^a   Losseff, N A ^a   Gawne Cain, M L ^a   MacManus, D G ^a   Thompson, A J ^a   Miller, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical spinal cord; Magnetisation transfer ratio; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; FEMALE; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE FIBER; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0030953195     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050442     Document Type: Article

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