Evaluation of white matter in patients with multiple sclerosis through diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 65, Issue 3 A, 2007, Pages 561-564

  Maia De Andrade, Rachel E ^a   Gasparetto, Emerson L ^a,b   Cruz Jr , Luiz Celso Hygino ^a,b   Ferreira, Fabiana Brito ^b   Domingues, Roberto Cortês ^b   Marchiori, Edson ^a,c   Domingues, Romeu Cortês ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Clinica de Diagnostico Por Imagem CDPI   (Brazil)

^c Department of Radiology   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Fractional anisotropy; Multiple sclerosis; Normal appearing white matter

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RANK SUM TEST; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 34548841417     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2007000400002     Document Type: Article

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