Leukodystrophy in children: A pictorial review of MR imaging features 1

Radiographics

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 461-476

  Cheon, Jung Eun ^a,b   Kim, In One ^a   Hwang, Yong Seung ^a   Kim, Ki Joong ^a   Wang, Kyu Chang ^a   Cho, Byung Kyu ^a   Chi, Je Geun ^a   Kim, Chong Jai ^a   Kim, Woo Sun ^a   Yeon, Kyung Mo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brain, diseases, 10.873; Brain, MR, 10.1214; Brain, white matter, 10.873; Children, central nervous system, 10.873

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CHILD; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISORDERS OF PEROXISOMAL FUNCTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LYSOSOME STORAGE DISEASE; MITOCHONDRIAL ENCEPHALOMYOPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEREDITARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEMYELINATING DISEASES; HUMANS; INFANT; LYSOSOMAL STORAGE DISEASES, NERVOUS SYSTEM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MITOCHONDRIAL ENCEPHALOMYOPATHIES; PEROXISOMAL DISORDERS;

EID: 0036582584     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.22.3.g02ma01461     Document Type: Review

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