Serial isotropic three-dimensional fast FLAIR imaging: Using image registration and subtraction to reveal active multiple sclerosis lesions

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 179, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 777-782

  Tan, I Leng ^a   Van Schijndel, Ronald A ^a   Pouwels, Petra J W ^a   Adèr, Herman J ^a   Barkhof, Frederik ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FLUID ATTENUATED INVERSION RECOVERY IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 0036720996     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.179.3.1790777     Document Type: Article

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