Preliminary magnetic resonance study of the macromolecular proton fraction in white matter: A potential marker of myelin?

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 246-249

  Davies, G R ^a   Ramani, A ^a   Dalton, C M ^a   Tozer, D J ^a   Wheeler Kingshott, C A M ^a   Barker, G J ^a   Thompson, A J ^a   Miller, D H ^a   Tofts, P S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Grey matter; Magnetization transfer; MRI; Multiple sclerosis; Myelin; Normal appearing white matter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MACROMOLECULE; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOT STUDY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RELAXATION TIME; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MACROMOLECULAR SUBSTANCES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELIN SHEATH; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PILOT PROJECTS; PROTONS; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0037983862     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1352458503ms911oa     Document Type: Article

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