Magnetisation transfer ratio in optic neuritis is associated with axonal loss, but not with demyelination

NeuroImage

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-26

  Klistorner, A ^a,b   Chaganti, J ^c   Garrick, R ^c   Moffat, K ^c   Yiannikas, C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

Author keywords

Demyelination; MTR; Multiple sclerosis; Neurodegeneration; Optic neuritis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXONAL LOSS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATION; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER RATIO; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NEURITIS; OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINAL NERVE FIBER LAYER THICKNESS;

ADULT; DEMYELINATING DISEASES; EVOKED POTENTIALS, VISUAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEURITIS;

EID: 79953043375     PISSN: 10538119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2011.02.041     Document Type: Article

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