Advanced magnetic resonance imaging of neuromyelitis optica: A multiparametric approach

Multiple Sclerosis Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 817-824

  Pichiecchio, A ^a   Tavazzi, E ^a   Poloni, G ^a   Ponzio, M ^b   Palesi, F ^a   Pasin, M ^a   Piccolo, L ^a   Tosello, D ^a   Romani, A ^a   Bergamaschi, R ^a   Piccolo, G ^a   Bastianello, S ^b  

^a C MONDINO NATIONAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Advanced MRI techniques; DTI; neuromyelitis optica; spectroscopy; VBM

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; GENICULATE NUCLEUS; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAGNETISM; MOTOR SYSTEM; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NERVE DEGENERATION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; SENSORIMOTOR CORTEX; SPECTROSCOPY; SPINE; VISUAL CORTEX; VISUAL SYSTEM; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84861807274     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: 14770970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1352458511431072     Document Type: Article

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