Characterization of late radiation effects in the rat thoracolumbar spinal cord by MR imaging using USPIO

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 3-6, 2004, Pages 303-312

  Philippens, M E P ^a   Gambarota, G ^a   Pikkemaat, J A ^a   Peeters, W J M ^a   Van Der Kogel, A J ^a   Heerschap, A ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Late radiation effects; MR imaging; Spinal cord; USPIO

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; IRON OXIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRAY MATTER; HISTOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; IRRADIATION; MACROPHAGE; MALE; NERVE ROOT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; RADIATION RESPONSE; RAT; SPINAL CORD; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE; TIME; WHITE MATTER;

ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IRON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELITIS; OXIDES; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPINAL CORD; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 14944338541     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-004-0085-1     Document Type: Article

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