Dirty-appearing white matter: A disregarded entity in multiple sclerosis

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 390-391

  Filippi, M ^a   Rocca, M A ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOSPHOLIPID;

ANISOTROPY; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN REGION; DEMYELINATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EDEMA; EDITORIAL; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE FIBER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION ATTENUATION; REMYELINIZATION; TISSUE INJURY; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED;

EID: 77949496537     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1834     Document Type: Editorial

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