Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging of brainstem volumes, plaques, and surface area in the occipital regions of patients with multiple sclerosis

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 413-418

  Alper, F ^a   Kantarci, M ^b   Altunkaynak, E ^b   Varoglu, A O ^b   Karaman, A ^b   Oral, E ^b   Okur, A ^b  

^a ATATURK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brainstem volumes; Cavalieri method; Multiple sclerosis; Quantitative MRI

Indexed keywords

BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; BRAIN; CORRELATION THEORY; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING;

BRAINSTEM VOLUMES; CAVALIERI METHOD; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; QUANTITATIVE MRI;

PATIENT TREATMENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; PATHOLOGY; REFERENCE VALUE;

ADULT; BRAIN STEM; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OCCIPITAL LOBE; PARIETAL LOBE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33646387728     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850600596800     Document Type: Article

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