Differentiation of multiple sclerosis from other inflammatory disorders and cerebrovascular disease: Value of spinal MR imaging

Radiology

Volumn 223, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 46-56

  Bot, Joost C J ^a   Barkhof, Frederik ^a   Lycklama À Nijeholt, Geert ^a   Van Schaardenburg, Dirkjan ^a   Voskuyl, Alexandre E ^a   Ader, Herman J ^a   Pijnenburg, Jolanda A L ^a   Polman, Chris H ^a   Uitdehaag, Bernard M J ^a   Vermeulen, Erik G J ^a   Castelijns, Jonas A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain,MR; Connective tissue, diseases; Lupus erythematosus; Nervous system, diseases; Sarcoidosis; Sclerosis, multiple; Sj gren syndrome; Spinal cord, MR

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0036202291     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2231010707     Document Type: Article

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