Whole brain magnetization transfer histogram analysis of pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia patients receiving intrathecal methotrexate therapy

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 423-427

  Yamamoto, Akira ^a   Miki, Yukio ^a   Adachi, Souichi ^a   Kanagaki, Mitsunori ^a   Fushimi, Yasutaka ^a   Okada, Tsutomu ^a   Kobayashi, Michihiro ^a   Hiramatsu, Hidefumi ^a   Umeda, Katsutsugu ^a   Nakahata, Tatsutoshi ^a   Van Buchem, Mark A ^b   Togashi, Kaori ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain, effects of drugs on; Brain, MR; Brain, white matter; Magnetic resonance (MR), magnetization transfer contrast; Neoplasms, in infants and children

Indexed keywords

DRUG THERAPY; HISTOLOGY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIZATION; MEDICAL IMAGING; PEDIATRICS;

BRAIN, MR; BRAIN, WHITE MATTER; EFFECTS OF DRUGS ON BRAIN; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER CONTRAST; NEOPLASMS;

BRAIN;

METHOTREXATE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL DETECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIMETABOLITES, ANTINEOPLASTIC; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LEUKEMIA, LYMPHOCYTIC, ACUTE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METHOTREXATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 32844464585     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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