Application of the McDonald MRI criteria in multiple sclerosis

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 647-654

  Chan, Ling Ling ^a   Sitoh, Yih Yian ^b   Chong, June ^c   See, Siew Ju ^a   Umapathi, Thirugnanam N ^b   Lim, Shih Hui ^a   Ong, Benjamin ^d  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Asian; Brain; Spinal cord; Western

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD LESION;

EID: 34548510154     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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