Comparison of MRI sequences for evaluation of multiple sclerosis of the cervical spinal cord at 3 T

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 780-785

  Philpott, Cristina ^a   Brotchie, Peter ^b  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b GEELONG HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assessment; Cervical spinal cord; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Multiple sclerosis (MS); Optimal sequences; Short tau inversion recovery (STIR); T1 short tau inversion recovery (T1 STIR); T2

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD INJURY; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SHORT INVERSION TIME RECOVERY; STUDENT T TEST;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 80755130568     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.09.031     Document Type: Article

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