Isotropic 3D fast FLAIR imaging of the brain in multiple sclerosis patients: Initial experience

European Radiology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 559-567

  Tan, I L ^a   Pouwels, P J W ^a   van Schijndel, R A ^a   Ader H J ^a   Manoliu, R A ^a   Barkhof, F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

3D; FLAIR; Image registration; MR imaging; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE SUBTRACTION; IMAGING SYSTEM; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS OPTIMIZATION; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; BRAIN; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0036517934     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-001-1170-8     Document Type: Article

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