Quantitative assessment of MRI lesion load in multiple sclerosis. A comparison of conventional spin-echo with fast fluid-attenuated inversion recovery

Brain

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 1349-1355

  Filippi, M ^a   Yousry, T ^b   Baratti, C ^a   Horsfield, M A ^c   Mammi, S ^a   Becker, C ^b   Voltz, R ^b   Spuler, S ^b   Campi, A ^a   Reiser, M F ^b   Comi, G ^a  

^a SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Conventional spin echo; Fast fluid attenuated inversion recovery; Lesion volumes; MRI; Multiple sclerosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 9544250485     PISSN: 00068950     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/brain/119.4.1349     Document Type: Article

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