Brain MRI correlates of magnetization transfer imaging metrics in patients with multiple sclerosis

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 166, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 58-63

  Rovaris, Marco ^a   Bozzali, Marco ^a   Rodegher, Mariaemma ^a   Tortorella, Carla ^a   Comi, Giancarlo ^a   Filippi, Massimo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain atrophy; Disease burden; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetization transfer imaging; Magnetization transfer ratio histograms; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHOENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033563764     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-510X(99)00113-6     Document Type: Article

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