Acute Multiple Sclerosis Lesion: Conversion of Restricted Diffusion Due to Vasogenic Edema

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 202-204

  Balashov, Konstantin E ^a,b   Aung, Latt Latt ^a,b   Dhib Jalbut, Suhayl ^a,b   Keller, Irwin A ^a,b  

^a LLA SD J   (United States)

^b ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

ADC; DWI; MRI; Multiple Sclerosis

Indexed keywords

INTERFERON BETA SERINE; STEROID;

ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; LABORATORY TEST; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN EDEMA; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953044827     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2009.00443.x     Document Type: Article

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