Quantification of morphological changes in the spinal cord in chronic human spinal cord injury using magnetic resonance imaging

Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology - Proceedings

Volumn 26 VI, Issue , 2004, Pages 4425-4428

  Schmit, B D ^a   Cole, M K ^a  

^a Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Axonal Degeneration; Spinal Cord Injury

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; DIAGNOSIS; IMAGE SEGMENTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; NEUROLOGY; STUDENTS;

ATROPHY; AXONAL DEGENRATION; HISTOGRAMS; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

BONE;

EID: 11144324895     PISSN: 05891019     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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