Sensitivity and specificity of SWI venography for detection of cerebral venous alterations in multiple sclerosis

Neurological Research

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 793-801

  Beggs, Clive B ^a   Shepherd, Simon J ^a   Dwyer, Michael G ^b   Polak, Paul ^b   Magnano, Christopher ^b   Carl, Ellen ^b   Poloni, Guy U ^b   Weinstock Guttman, Bianca ^c   Zivadinov, Robert ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c JACOBS NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain atrophy; Diagnosis; Multiple sclerosis; Susceptibility weighted imaging venography; Venous vasculature visibility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN BLOOD VESSEL; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUSCEPTIBILITY WEIGHTED IMAGING; VEIN DIAMETER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CEREBRAL VEINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84866237938     PISSN: 01616412     EISSN: 17431328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1743132812Y.0000000048     Document Type: Article

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