Analysis of the human brain in primary progressive multiple sclerosis with mapping of the spatial distributions using 1H MR spectroscopy and diffusion tensor imaging

European Radiology

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1686-1693

  Sijens, Paul E ^a   Irwan, Roy ^a   Potze, Jan Hendrik ^a   Mostert, Jop P ^a   De Keyser, Jacques ^a   Oudkerk, Matthijs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Metabolism; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CREATINE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN METABOLISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DEMYELINATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELIN SHEATH; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SIGNAL DETECTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE;

EID: 23344454720     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-005-2775-0     Document Type: Article

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