The diagnostic utility of FLAIR imaging in clinically verified amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 521-527

  Zhang, Lijuan ^a   Uluǧ, Aziz M ^a   Zimmerman, Robert D ^a   Lin, Michael T ^a   Rubin, Michael ^a   Beal, M Flint ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Corticospinal tract; Fluid attenuated inversion recovery; Magnetic resonance imaging; Motor cortex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE FLUID ATTENUATED INVERSION RECOVERY IMAGING; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0037964376     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.10293     Document Type: Article

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