Comparison of MERGE and axial T2-weighted fast spin-echo sequences for detection of multiple sclerosis lesions in the cervical spinal cord

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 199, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 157-162

  Martin, Nancy ^a   Malfair, David ^b   Zhao, Yinshan ^a   Li, David ^a   Traboulsee, Anthony ^a   Lang, Donna ^c   Vertinsky, Alexandra Talia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre   (Canada)

^c BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

MRI; Multiple sclerosis; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; AXIAL T2 WEIGHTED FAST SPIN ECHO IMAGING; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE QUALITY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIPLE ECHO RECOMBINED GRADIENT ECHO IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 84863687874     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.11.7039     Document Type: Article

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