Magnetization transfer ratio measurement in multiple sclerosis normal-appearing brain tissue: Limited differences with controls but relationships with clinical and MR measures of disease

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 708-716

  Vrenken, H ^a   Pouwels, P J W ^a   Ropele, S ^b   Knol, D L ^a   Geurts, J J G ^a   Polman, C H ^a   Barkhof, F ^a   Castelijns, J A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

B1 correction; Magnetization transfer; Multiple sclerosis; Normal appearing brain tissue

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON;

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN SIZE; BRAIN TISSUE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; BRAIN; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CEREBRAL CORTEX; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY; PUTAMEN; REFERENCE VALUES; THALAMUS;

EID: 34447532399     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458506075521     Document Type: Article

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