Translating pathology in multiple sclerosis: The combination of postmortem imaging, histopathology and clinical findings

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 349-355

  Seewann, A ^a   Kooi, Evert Jan ^a   Roosendaal, S D ^a   Barkhof, F ^a   Van Der Valk, P ^a   Geurts, J J G ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

histopathology; magnetic resonance imaging; multiple sclerosis; Postmortem imaging

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTHUMOUS CARE; REVIEW;

BRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POSTMORTEM CHANGES;

EID: 65649135481     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: 16000404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2008.01137.x     Document Type: Review

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