Magnetisation transfer of normal appearing white matter in primary progressive multiple sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 313-316

  Leary, S M ^a   Silver, N C ^a   Stevenson, V L ^a   Barker, G J ^a   Miller, D H ^a   Thompson, A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Magnetisation transfer ratio; Primary progressive multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAPSULA INTERNA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PONS; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0032749475     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/135245859900500502     Document Type: Article

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