Look for the nerves! MR neurography adds essential diagnostic value to routine MRI in pediatric practice: A pictorial overview

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 141-147

  Merlini, Laura ^a   Vargas, Maria I ^a   Anooshiravani, Mehrak ^a   Viallon, Magalie ^a   Fluss, Joel ^a   Hanquinet, Sylviane ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Children; Diffusion tensor imaging; MR neurography; Peripheral nerves

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HAND INJURY; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HIP PAIN; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE NEUROGRAPHY; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NERVE BIOPSY; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE FIBER; NERVE TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROGENIC BLADDER; NEUROGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SCIATIC NERVE; TARLOV CYST; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ANISOTROPY; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 79959838215     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: 17730406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2010.09.006     Document Type: Article

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