A comparison of magnetic resonance imaging methods to assess multiple sclerosis lesions: Implications for patient characterization and clinical trials design

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Related Topics: ms, PSD Map, qsm, STAGE, swi, T1 Map, T1W

Author(s): Ewart Mark Haacke, Ph.D; Evanthia Bernitsas; Karthikeyan subramanian; David Utriainen; Vinay K Palutla; Kiran Yerramsetty; Prashanth Kumar; Sean K Sethi; Yongsheng Chen; Zahid Latif; Pavan Jella; sara Gharabaghi; Ying Wang; Xiaomeng Zhang; Robert A Comley; John Beaver; Yanping Luo
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