MRI-based functional neuroimaging in ALS: An update

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Volumn 10, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 258-268

  Lulé, Dorotheé ^a,b   Ludolph, Albert C ^b   Kassubek, Jan ^a,b  

^a Department of Neurology   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

ALS; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroimaging

Indexed keywords

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN PERFUSION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FRONTAL CORTEX; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; MOTOR CORTEX; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSCIENCE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURONS; NEUROSCIENCES; OXYGEN;

EID: 70450190989     PISSN: 17482968     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17482960802353504     Document Type: Review

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