In vivo high-resolution MR imaging of neuropathologic changes in the injured rat spinal cord

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 598-604

  Weber, T ^a,b   Vroemen, M ^b,d   Behr, V ^a   Neuberger, T ^a   Jakob, P ^a   Haase, A ^a   Schuierer, G ^c   Bogdahn, U ^b   Faber, C ^a   Weidner, Norbert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^c Institute of Neuroradiology   (Germany)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; EX VIVO STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IN VIVO STUDY; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; RAT; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; ANIMAL; FISCHER 344 RAT; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RATS; RATS, INBRED F344; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

EID: 33745907828     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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