Voxel-based analyses of magnetization transfer imaging of the brain in hepatic encephalopathy

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 15, Issue 41, 2009, Pages 5157-5164

  Miese, Falk R ^a   Wittsack, Hans Jörg ^a   Holstein, Arne ^a   Mathys, Christian ^a   Mödder, Ulrich ^a   Cohnen, Mathias ^a   Kircheis, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain; Hepatic encephalopathy; Liver cirrhosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Magnetization transfer imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE PROCESSING; INFORMED CONSENT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 73449083754     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.15.5157     Document Type: Article

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