Magnetic resonance imaging features of the spinal cord in pediatric multiple sclerosis: A preliminary study

Neuroradiology

Volumn 52, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1153-1162

  Verhey, Leonard H ^a,b   Branson, Helen M ^a,b   Makhija, Monica ^a   Shroff, Manohar ^a,b   Banwell, Brenda ^a,b,c  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Children; Magnetic resonance imaging; Multiple sclerosis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISABILITY; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENCE RISK; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD LESION; SPINE RADIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 78650014692     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-010-0755-9     Document Type: Article

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