Diffusion-weighted imaging and proton MR spectroscopy in the characterization of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis

Neuroradiology

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 177-183

  Balasubramanya, K S ^a   Kovoor, J M E ^a   Jayakumar, P N ^a   Ravishankar, S ^a   Kamble, R B ^a   Panicker, J ^a   Nagaraja, D ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis; Diffusion; MRI; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPARTIC ACID; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLINE; CREATINE; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS, ACUTE DISSEMINATED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33846878753     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-006-0164-2     Document Type: Article

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