Comparison of three MR sequences for the detection of cervical cord lesions in patients with multiple sclerosis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1710-1716

  Rocca, Maria A ^a   Mastronardo, Giovanna ^a,b   Horsfield, Mark A ^c   Pereira, Clodoaldo ^d   Iannucci, Giuseppe ^a   Colombo, Bruno ^a,c   Moiola, Lucia ^a   Comi, Giancarlo ^d   Filippi, Massimo ^e  

^a Neuroimaging Research Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b Clinical Trials Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0032706874     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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