Comparison of two MR sequences for the detection of multiple sclerosis lesions in the spinal cord

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1533-1538

  Lycklama À Nijeholt, Geert J ^a,c   Barkhof, Frederik ^a,c   Castelijns, Jonas A ^a,c   Van Waesberghe, Jan Hein T M ^a,c   Valk, Jacob ^a,c   Jongen, Peter J H ^b   Hommes, Otto R ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c Dutch MR Centre for MS Research   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance, comparative studies; Magnetic resonance, magnetization transfer; Sclerosis, multiple; Spinal cord, magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTIFACTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 10144252426     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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