The effect of cross-talk on MRI lesion numbers and volumes in multiple sclerosis using conventional and turbo spin-echo

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 471-474

  Filippi, Massimo ^a,c   Yousry, Tarek A ^b   Rocca, Maria A ^a   Pereira, Clodoaldo ^a   Alkadhi, Hatem ^b   Comi, Giancarlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cross talk; Lesion volumes; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TIME;

EID: 0032421668     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135245859800400602     Document Type: Article

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