The fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery pulse sequence in assessment of central nervous system involvement in myotonic dystrophy

Neuroradiology

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-35

  Abe, K ^a   Fujimura, H ^a   Soga, F ^a,b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

^b Department of Neurology

Author keywords

Fluid attenuated inversion recovery pulse sequence; Magnetic resonance imaging; Myotonic dystrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DNA DETERMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031754797     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050534     Document Type: Article

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