Accurate quantification methods to evaluate cervical cord atrophy in multiple sclerosis patients

Magnetic Resonance Materials in Physics, Biology and Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 237-246

  Carbonell Caballero, J ^a   Manjon J V ^a   Marti Bonmati L ^b,c   Olalla, J R ^c   Casanova, B ^d   De La Iglesia Vaya M ^a   Coret, F ^e   Robles, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL QUIRÓN   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

^e HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atrophy; Cervical cord; MRI; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CALIBRATION; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPUTER PROGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATROPHY; CALIBRATION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFTWARE; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 84875072108     PISSN: 09685243     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10334-006-0052-0     Document Type: Article

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