Evaluation of MR signal index for the assessment of occupational manganese exposure of welders by measurement of local proton T1 relaxation time

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 284-289

  Choi, Dae Seob ^a   Kim, Eun A ^b   Cheong, Hae Kwan ^c   Khang, Hyun Soo ^d,e   Ryoo, Jae Wook ^a   Cho, Jae Min ^a   Sakong, Joon ^f   Park, Injeong ^b  

^a Gyeongsang National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Seoul Health College   (South Korea)

^e Eulji University   (South Korea)

^f Yeungnam University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Globus pallidus; Manganese; MRI; Pallidal index; T1 relaxation time; Welder

Indexed keywords

MANGANESE; PROTON;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; BRAIN REGION; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WELDING; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GLOBUS PALLIDUS; HUMANS; KOREA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TIME FACTORS; WELDING;

EID: 34249728849     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2006.05.020     Document Type: Article

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