Uncovering and Characterizing Multiple Sclerosis Lesions: The Aid of Fluid-Attenuated Inversion Recovery Images in the Presence of Gadolinium Contrast Agent

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 201-204

  Bagnato, Francesca ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EDITORIAL; FLUID ATTENUATED INVERSION RECOVERY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 67650727571     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2008.00350.x     Document Type: Editorial

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