Imaging spinal cord damage in multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 297-304

  Rocca, M A ^a   Hickman, S J ^b   Bo L ^c,d   Agosta, F ^a   Miller, D H ^b   Comi, G ^a   Filippi, Massimo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Disability; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Pathology; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISABILITY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD LESION;

DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 25844436923     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1051228405280699     Document Type: Review

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