The effectiveness of magnetization transfer technique in the evaluation of acute plaques in the central nervous system of multiple sclerosis patients and its correlation with the clinical findings

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 137-141

  Atalay, Köksal ^a   Diren, Haldun Bariş ^a   Gelmez, Serkan ^a   Incesu, Lütfi ^a   Terzi, Murat ^a  

^a ONDOKUZ MAYIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Brain; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetization transfer; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 23844452537     PISSN: 13053825     EISSN: 13053612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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