In vivo assessment of cervical cord damage in MS patients: A longitudinal diffusion tensor MRI study

Brain

Volumn 130, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 2211-2219

  Agosta, F ^a   Absinta, M ^a   Sormani, M P ^a,b   Ghezzi, A ^c   Bertolotto, A ^d   Montanari, E ^e   Comi, G ^a   Filippi, M ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^c Gallarate Hospital   (Italy)

^d Orbassano Hospital   (Italy)

^e Fidenza Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervical cord; Diffusion tensor; Disability; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DAMAGE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

ADULT; BRAIN; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, CHRONIC PROGRESSIVE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 34547763292     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: 14602156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awm110     Document Type: Article

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