Diffusion-weighted imaging in patients with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

European Radiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1024-1030

  Cosottini, M ^a,b   Tavarelli, C ^a   Del Bono, L ^c   Doria, G ^c   Giannelli, M ^d   De Cori, S ^a   Michelassi, M C ^b   Bartolozzi, C ^a   Murri, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^b Service of Neuroradiology   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Pisana   (Italy)

^d Unit of Medical Physics   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; SURVIVAL RATE; WHITE MATTER; IMAGE PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY, PROGRESSIVE MULTIFOCAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 52049104901     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-007-0845-1     Document Type: Article

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