The contribution of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in multiple sclerosis during acute attack

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 421-426

  Yurtsever, Ismail ^a   Hakyemez, Bahattin ^a   Taskapilioglu, Ozlem ^a   Erdogan, Cuneyt ^a   Turan, Omer Faruk ^a   Parlak, Mufit ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diffusion; Magnetic resonance; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATIENT TREATMENT; TISSUE;

CENTRUM SEMIOVALES; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALES; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OCCIPITAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANK SUM TEST; RECURRENT DISEASE; REMISSION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WHITE MATTER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 39449127412     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2007.05.002     Document Type: Article

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