Diffusion tensor MR imaging in chronic spinal cord injury

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1976-1982

  Ellingson, B M ^a   Ulmer, J L ^b   Kurpad, S N ^b   Schmit, Brian D ^a  

^a Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; HUMAN; INJURY SEVERITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY;

ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56849101245     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1272     Document Type: Article

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