Early diagnosis of spinal cord infarct using magnetic resonance diffusion imaging

Neurology

Volumn 61, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 1622-

  Sibon, Igor ^a   Ménégon, Patrice ^a   Moonen, Crit T W ^b   Dousset, Vincent ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^b CNRS University Bordeaux Segalen   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFARCTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAPLEGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD INFARCTION; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0345600871     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000096020.17181.33     Document Type: Article

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