ADC measurements in various patterns of multiple sclerosis lesions

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 196-204

  Phuttharak, Warinthorn ^a,c   Galassi, Waneerat ^b   Laopaiboon, Vallop ^a   Laopaiboon, Malinee ^c   Hesselink, John R ^d  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NARESUAN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC); Echo planar diffusion weighted imaging; Expanded disability status scale (EDSS); Multiple sclerosis; Normal appearing white matter (NAWM)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; AGE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33645991800     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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