Measures of brain and spinal cord atrophy in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  Losseff, N A ^a   Miller, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Disability; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; MARKER;

BRAIN ATROPHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISABILITY; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MEASUREMENT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE FIBER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY;

ATROPHY; BRAIN; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031745694     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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