MRI and the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: expanding the concept of “no better explanation”

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Multiple sclerosisMedicineDifferential diagnosisMagnetic resonance imagingDiseaseMcDonald criteriaPathologyRadiologyPsychiatry

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Year: 2006
Type: review
Volume: 5
Issue: 10
Pages: 841-852
Citations: 228
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                                    Arnaud Charil, 
                                
                                    Tarek Yousry, 
                                
                                    Marco Rovaris
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2006). 
                            MRI and the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: expanding the concept of “no better explanation”. 
                            The Lancet Neurology
                            , 5
                            (10)
                            , 841-852.
                            https://doi.org/10.1016/s1474-4422(06)70572-5
                        

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DOI: 10.1016/s1474-4422(06)70572-5