Applying functional MRI to the spinal cord and brainstem

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1225-1233

  Leitch, Jordan K ^a   Figley, Chase R ^a   Stroman, Patrick W ^a,b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal; Brainstem; FMRI; Human; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; BRAIN STEM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORY STIMULATION; SPINAL CORD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEURONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77956871806     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2010.03.032     Document Type: Review

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