Diffusion tensor MRI of the corpus callosum in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 641-647

  Chapman, Molly C ^a   Jelsone Swain, Laura ^b   Johnson, Timothy D ^b   Gruis, Kirsten L ^a,c   Welsh, Robert C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; corpus callosum; DTI

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELINATED NERVE; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84894244588     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.24218     Document Type: Article

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