Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging may show abnormalities in the normal-appearing cervical spinal cord from patients with multiple sclerosis

Diffusion tensor magnetic resonance imaging may show abnormalities in the normal-appearing cervical spinal cord from patients with multiple sclerosis

Objective This study aims to evaluate “in vivo” the integrity of the normal-appearing spinal cord (NASC) in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared to controls, using diffusion tensor MR imaging. Methods We studied 32 patients with MS and 17 without any neurologic disorder. Fractional aniso...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Miraldi, Fernanda Cristina Rueda Lopes, Joao Victor Altamiro Costa, Soniza Vieira Alves-Leon, Emerson Leandro Gasparetto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Revinter Publicações 2013-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
imagem por tensor de difusao
esclerose multipla
medula cervical
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X2013000900580&lng=en&tlng=en
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