Diffusion tensor imaging of the normal-appearing brain tissue in relapsing-remitting multiple schlerosis

National Medical Journal of China

Volumn 86, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 1260-1264

  Yu, Chun Shui ^a   Li, Kun Cheng ^b   Lin, Fu Chun ^b   Jiang, Tian Zi ^b   Sun, Hong ^b   Chen, Biao ^b  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Normal appearing brain tissue; Replasing remitting

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN TISSUE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE DURATION; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RELAPSE; REMISSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING;

EID: 33747069114     PISSN: 03762491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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