Noninvasive observation of cervical spinal cord activity in children by functional MRI during cold thermal stimulation

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 813-818

  Lawrence, Jane M ^a   Kornelsen, Jennifer ^a   Stroman, Patrick W ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CHILD; COLD STRESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NERVE FUNCTION; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING; THALAMUS; THERMAL STIMULATION; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN STEM; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHILD; COLD TEMPERATURE; FEMALE; HAND; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFTWARE; SPINAL CORD; THALAMUS; THERMOSENSING;

EID: 79959194733     PISSN: 0730725X     EISSN: 18735894     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mri.2011.02.008     Document Type: Article

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