Magnetic resonance imaging findings in 22 cases of myelitis: Comparison between patients with and without multiple sclerosis

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-48

  Bakshi, R ^a,b,c   Kinkel, P R ^a,b   Mechtler, L L ^a,b   Bates, V E ^a,b   Lindsay, B D ^a,b   Esposito, S E ^a,b   Kinkel, W R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c Lucy Dent Imaging Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Myelopathy; Spinal cord; Transverse myelitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELITIS; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031964251     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1468-1331.1998.510035.x     Document Type: Article

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