A new era in neuroradiology: Ex vivo validation of in vivo imaging research

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 212-213

  Post, M Judith Donovan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; INTERLEUKIN 1BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANISOTROPY; BRAIN ABSCESS; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EDITORIAL; EX VIVO STUDY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN ABSCESS; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOLECULAR PROBE TECHNIQUES; NEURORADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 39649119899     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0837     Document Type: Editorial

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