Improved imaging of the spinal cord in multiple sclerosis using three-dimensional fast spin echo

Neuroradiology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 416-419

  Stevenson, V L ^a   Moseley, I F ^b   Phatouros, C C ^b   MacManus, D ^a   Thompson, A J ^a   Miller, D H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD LESION;

ADULT; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0031852791     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050614     Document Type: Article

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