Clinical and MRI assessment of brain damage in MS

Neurological Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2001, Pages

  Comi, G ^a   Rovaris, M ^a   Leocani, L ^a   Martinelli, V ^a   Filippi, M ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cognitive functions; Frontal lobe; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetization transfer imaging; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INJURY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATION; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; WHITE MATTER; DATA ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; NEUROPATHOLOGY;

BRAIN; BRAIN DAMAGE, CHRONIC; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0035673934     PISSN: 15901874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100720100049     Document Type: Article

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