Focal cortical lesion detection in multiple sclerosis: 3 tesla DIR versus 7 tesla FLASH-T2

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 537-542

  Nielsen, A Scott ^a,b   Kinkel, R Philip ^a,b   Tinelli, Emanuele ^c,d   Benner, Thomas ^c   Cohen Adad, Julien ^b,c   Mainero, Caterina ^b,c  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

cerebral cortex; demyelination; magnetic resonance imaging; MAGNIMS consensus guidelines; multiple sclerosis; Ultra high field

Indexed keywords

3 TESLA DOUBLE INVERSION RECOVERY; 7 TESLA FAST LOW ANGLE SHOT T2; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

BRAIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84857090211     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22847     Document Type: Article

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