Magnetisation transfer imaging: Theory and application to multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry

Volumn 64, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1998, Pages

  McGowarij, Joseph C ^a   Filippi, Massimo ^b   Campi, Adriane ^b   Grossman, Robert I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetisation transfer; Multiple sclerosis; Z spectrum

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0031777202     PISSN: 00223050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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