Magnetic resonance imaging versus histological assessment for estimation of lesion volume after experimental spinal cord injury: Laboratory investigation

Journal of Neurosurgery: Spine

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 301-306

  Ditor, David S ^a   John, Sunil ^b   Cakiroglu, Jason ^b   Kittmer, Colin ^b   Foster, Paula J ^b   Weaver, Lynne C ^b  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cavalieri method; Cavitation; Clip compression; Lesion volume; Rat; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LESIONS AND DEFECTS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NERVE LESION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RAT; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPINE INJURY; WISTAR RAT; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PATHOLOGY; VERTEBRA;

ANIMALS; HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 55249095768     PISSN: 15475654     EISSN: 15475646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/SPI/2008/9/9/301     Document Type: Article

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