Magnetization-transfer histogram analysis of the cervical cord in patients with multiple sclerosis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 20, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1803-1808

  Bozzali, Marco ^a   Rocca, Maria A ^a   Iannucci, Giuseppe ^a   Pereira, Clodoaldo ^a   Comi, Giancarlo ^a   Filippi, Massimo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD LESION;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032692179     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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