A diffusion tensor MRI study of cervical cord damage in benign and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis patients.

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Published in J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry on June 21, 2009

Authors

B Benedetti1, M A Rocca, M Rovaris, D Caputo, M Zaffaroni, R Capra, A Bertolotto, V Martinelli, G Comi, M Filippi

Author Affiliations

1: Neuroimaging Research Unit, Scientific Institute and University Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.

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