## Abstract Magnetization transfer and __T__~2~ relaxation data were obtained for five white and six gray matter brain structures from 10 normal volunteers and 9 multiple sclerosis patients. Thirty MS lesions were also anatyzed. Magnetization transfer ratios and myelin water percentages were compar
A comparison of composition and fluidity of multiple sclerosis and normal myelin
β Scribed by J. M. Boggs; M. A. Moscarello
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1980
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 834 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0364-3190
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