Myelin water measurement in the spinal cord

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 883-892

  Minty, Evan P ^a   Bjarnason, Thorarin A ^b   Laule, Cornelia ^c   Mackay, Alex L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bovine; Human; Myelin water; Spine; T2

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAMMALS;

BOVINE; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT METHODS; MYELIN WATER FRACTIONS; PATHOLOGICAL CHANGES; SPATIAL-TEMPORAL CHARACTERISTICS; SPINE;

DISEASE CONTROL;

MYELIN;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COW; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGING AND DISPLAY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; INFORMED CONSENT; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; MALE; MYELIN WATER MEASUREMENT; MYELINATION; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RADIOFREQUENCY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; SIMULATION; SPINAL CORD; THORACIC SPINAL CORD;

EID: 66249144643     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: 15222594     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.21936     Document Type: Article

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