Cortical T2 signal shortening in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is not due to iron deposits

Neuroradiology

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 805-808

  Hecht, Martin J ^a   Fellner, C ^a,b   Schmid, A ^a   Neundorfer B ^a   Fellner, F A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

^b KEPLER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Iron; Magnetic resonance imaging; T2 signal shortening; T2* weighted gradient echo

Indexed keywords

HEMOSIDERIN; IRON;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; IRON STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CORTEX; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SIGNAL DETECTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRON; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR CORTEX;

EID: 28044447635     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-005-1421-5     Document Type: Article

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