Conventional MRI as a diagnostic and prognostic tool in spinal cord injury: A systemic review of its application to date and an overview on emerging MRI methods

Expert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 121-133

  Cadotte, David W ^a   Wilson, Jefferson R ^a   Mikulis, David ^b,c   Stroman, Patrick W ^d   Brady, Sinead ^a   Fehlings, Michael G ^a,b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY HEALTH NETWORK   (Canada)

Author keywords

ASIA assessment; MRI; prognosis; spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 79951907060     PISSN: 17530059     EISSN: 17530067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/17530059.2011.556111     Document Type: Review

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