Higher-resolution MR elastography reveals early mechanical signatures of neuroinflammation in patients with clinically isolated syndrome

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 51-58

  Fehlner, Andreas ^a   Behrens, Janina Ruth ^a   Streitberger, Kaspar Josche ^a   Papazoglou, Sebastian ^a   Braun, Jürgen ^a   Bellmann Strobl, Judith ^a   Ruprecht, Klemens ^a   Paul, Friedemann ^a   Würfel, Jens ^a,b   Sack, Ingolf ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Medical Image Analysis Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

brain viscoelasticity; clinically isolated syndrome; in vivo multifrequency MRE; MR elastography; multiple sclerosis; white matter atrophy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN SIZE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEMYELINATING DISEASE; ELASTOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM INFLAMMATION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 84977673876     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: 15222586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.25129     Document Type: Article

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