Diffusion abnormality maps in demyelinating disease: Correlations with clinical scores

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2012, Pages

  Onu, Mihaela ^a,b   Roceanu, Adina ^b   Sboto Frankenstein, Uta ^c   Bendic, Robert ^d   Tarta, Eugen ^b   Preoteasa, Florentin ^b   Bajenaru, Ovidiu ^b  

^a Clinical Hospital Prof Dr Th Burghele   (Romania)

^b CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Multiple sclerosis; TBSS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADULT; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS;

EID: 84856953617     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.12.014     Document Type: Article

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