Multicontrast MR imaging at 7T in multiple sclerosis: Highest lesion detection in cortical gray matter with 3D-FLAIR

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 791-796

  Kilsdonk, I D ^a   De Graaf, W L ^a   Soriano, A Lopez ^a   Zwanenburg, J J ^b   Visser, F ^b   Kuijer, J P A ^a   Geurts, J J G ^a   Pouwels, P J W ^a   Polman, C H ^a   Castelijns, J A ^a   Luijten, P R ^b   Barkhof, F ^a   Wattjes, M P ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FLUID ATTENUATED NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; WHITE MATTER INJURY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876720350     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3289     Document Type: Article

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