A brain magnetization transfer MRI study with a clinical follow up of about four years in patients with clinically isolated syndromes suggestive of multiple sclerosis

Journal of Neurology

Volumn 254, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 78-83

  Gallo, Antonio ^a   Rovaris, Marco ^a   Benedetti, Beatrice ^a   Sormani, Maria Pia ^a,b   Riva, Roberto ^a   Ghezzi, Angelo ^c   Martinelli, Vittorio ^a   Falini, Andrea ^a   Comi, Giancarlo ^a   Filippi, Massimo ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Ospedale di Gallarate   (Italy)

Author keywords

Clinically isolated syndrome; Magnetization transfer MRI; MRI; Multiple sclerosis; Normal appearing brain tissue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; TIME;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 33847101730     PISSN: 03405354     EISSN: 14321459     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00415-006-0283-z     Document Type: Article

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