Optimized T1-MPRAGE sequence for better visualization of spinal cord multiple sclerosis lesions at 3T

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2215-2222

  Nair, Govind ^a   Absinta, M ^a,b   Reich, D S ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE   (United States)

^b VITA SALUTE SAN RAFFAELE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST TO NOISE RATIO; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPANDED DISABILITY STATUS SCALE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; MYELOOPTIC NEUROPATHY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD LESION; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL T1 WEIGHTED MPRAGE SEQUENCE;

ADULT; ALGORITHMS; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPINAL CORD; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 84888187456     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A3637     Document Type: Article

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