Alexander disease: Diagnosis with MR imaging

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 541-552

  Van der Knaap, M S ^a   Naidu, S ^a   Breiter, S N ^a   Blaser, S ^a   Stroink, H ^a   Springer, S ^a   Begeer, J C ^a   Van Coster, R ^a   Barth, P G ^a   Thomas, N H ^a   Valk, J ^a   Powers, J M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALEXANDER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN BIOPSY; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BRAIN; BRAIN STEM; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THALAMUS;

EID: 0035100718     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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