Detection of lesions in multiple sclerosis by 2D FLAIR and single-slab 3D FLAIR sequences at 3.0 T: Initial results

European Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1104-1110

  Bink, Andrea ^a   Schmitt, Melanie ^b   Gaa, Jochen ^a   Mugler III, John P ^c   Lanfermann, Heinrich ^a   Zanella, Friedhelm E ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

2D 3D FLAIR; 3.0 Tesla; Brain; Multiple; Sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN TISSUE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CALCULATION; CEREBELLUM TENTORIUM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NOISE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 33645789322     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-005-0107-z     Document Type: Article

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