Preliminary study on cervical spinal cord in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis using MR diffusion tensor imaging

Academic Radiology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 590-596

  Wang, Yan ^a   Liu, Li ^a   Ma, Lin ^a   Huang, Xusheng ^a   Lou, Xin ^a   Wang, Yulin ^a   Wu, Nanzhou ^a   Liu, Tiefang ^a   Guo, Xinggao ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Diffusion tensor imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DYSARTHRIA; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; LIMB WEAKNESS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PYRAMIDAL TRACT; SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT; VENTRAL ROOT; VERTEBRA BODY; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATHOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; CERVICAL CORD; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897515666     PISSN: 10766332     EISSN: 18784046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acra.2014.01.014     Document Type: Article

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