A comparison between magnetization transfer ratios and myelin water percentages in normals and multiple sclerosis patients

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 763-768

  Vavasour, Irene M ^a   Whittall, Kenneth P ^a   MacKay, Alex L ^a   Li, David K B ^a   Vorobeychik, Galina ^a   Paty, Donald W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain white and gray matter; Magnetization transfer ratio; Multiple sclerosis; Myelin water percentage

Indexed keywords

BRAIN STRUCTURE; GRAY MATTER; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER RATIO; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS LESIONS; MYELIN WATER PERCENTAGE; T2 RELAXATION;

MAGNETIZATION;

MYELIN; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0031759843     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910400518     Document Type: Article

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