Tract-based analysis of callosal, projection, and association pathways in pediatric patients with multiple sclerosis: A preliminary study

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 121-128

  Vishwas, M S ^a   Chitnis, T ^a   Pienaar, R ^a   Healy, B C ^a   Grant, P Ellen ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA INTERFERON; DACLIZUMAB; GLATIRAMER; METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ADOLESCENT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 75749126994     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1776     Document Type: Article

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