MR identification of white matter abnormalities in multiple sclerosis: A comparison between 1.5 T and 4 T

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1489-1493

  Keiper, Mark D ^a   Grossman, Robert I ^a   Hirsch, Joshua A ^a   Bolinger, Lizann ^a   Ott, Ingrid L ^a   Mannon, Lois J ^a   Langlotz, Curtis P ^a   Kolson, Dennis L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

ADULT; BRAIN; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0032231739     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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