Archiv nach Monat:: November 2015

PURPOSE: To improve the quantification accuracy of transverse relaxometry by accounting for B1 -error, after minimizing slice profile imperfections. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The slice profile of refocusing pulses was optimized by setting refocusing slice thicknesses three times that of the excitation pulse. The first step of data processing combined the L-curve approach with the linearized… Read more »

OBJECTIVE: Multiple sclerosis and major depressive disorder frequently co-occur but depression often remains undiagnosed in this population. Self-rated depression questionnaires are a good option where clinician-based standardized diagnostics are not feasible. However, there is a paucity of data on diagnostic accuracy of self-report measures for depression in multiple sclerosis (MS). Moreover, head-to-head comparisons of common… Read more »