A conventional and magnetization transfer MRI study of the cervical cord in patients with MS

Neurology

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 207-213

  Filippi, Massimo ^a,c   Bozzali, M ^a   Horsfield, M A ^b   Rocca, M A ^a   Sormani, M P ^a   Iannucci, G ^a   Colombo, B ^a   Comi, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical cord; Magnetization transfer imaging; MRI; MS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SPINAL CORD LESION;

EID: 0033985894     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.54.1.207     Document Type: Article

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