Whole-body MR screening of muscles in the evaluation of neuromuscular diseases

European Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1489-1493

  Özsarlak, Özkan ^a   Parizel, P M ^a   De Schepper, A M ^a   De Jonghe, P ^a   Martin, J J ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRONUCLEAR MYOPATHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIMB GIRDLE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; MITOCHONDRIAL MYOPATHY; MYOSITIS; MYOTONIC DYSTROPHY; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLIOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCREENING; WHOLE BODY TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 4444234206     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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