Cervical cord magnetization transfer ratio and clinical changes over 18 months in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis: A preliminary study

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 662-665

  Charil, A ^a   Caputo, D ^b   Cavarretta, R ^b   Sormani, M P ^a   Ferrante, P ^b   Filippi, Massimo ^a,b  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical cord; Clinical evolution; Expanded Disability Status Scale; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetization transfer ratio; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE COURSE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HISTOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PILOT STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; SAMPLE SIZE; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISABILITY; FOLLOW UP; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD;

ADULT; BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 33847268629     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458506070714     Document Type: Article

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