Texture analysis differentiates persistent and transient T1 black holes at acute onset in multiple sclerosis: A preliminary study

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 532-540

  Zhang, Yunyan ^a   Traboulsee, Anthony ^b   Zhao, Yinshan ^b   Metz, Luanne M ^a   Li, David K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acute black hole; Coarse texture content; MRI texture analysis; Persistent; Polar Stockwell transform; Tissue integrity; Transient

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROPROTECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TISSUE INJURY; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; CANADA; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG EFFECT; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HOSPITALIZATION; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK; TIME;

GLATIRAMER; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; MINOCYCLINE; PEPTIDE;

ADULT; ALBERTA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MINOCYCLINE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, RELAPSING-REMITTING; ODDS RATIO; PEPTIDES; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 80053404500     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458510395981     Document Type: Article

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