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September 09, 2003; 61 (5) Special Articles

The utility of MRI in suspected MS

Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology

E. M. Frohman, D. S. Goodin, P. A. Calabresi, J. R. Corboy, P. K. Coyle, M. Filippi, J. A. Frank, S. L. Galetta, R. I. Grossman, K. Hawker, N. J. Kachuck, M. C. Levin, J. T. Phillips, M. K. Racke, V. M. Rivera, W. H. Stuart
First published September 8, 2003, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1212/01.WNL.0000082654.99838.EF
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The utility of MRI in suspected MS
Report of the Therapeutics and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology
E. M. Frohman, D. S. Goodin, P. A. Calabresi, J. R. Corboy, P. K. Coyle, M. Filippi, J. A. Frank, S. L. Galetta, R. I. Grossman, K. Hawker, N. J. Kachuck, M. C. Levin, J. T. Phillips, M. K. Racke, V. M. Rivera, W. H. Stuart
Neurology Sep 2003, 61 (5) 602-611; DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000082654.99838.EF

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vol. 61 no. 5 602-611
DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.1212/01.WNL.0000082654.99838.EF
PubMed: 
12963748

Published By: 
Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Academy of Neurology
Print ISSN: 
0028-3878
Online ISSN: 
1526-632X
History: 
  • Received December 12, 2002
  • Accepted May 29, 2003
  • First Published September 8, 2003.

Copyright & Usage: 
© 2003

Author Disclosures

    1. E. M. Frohman, MD PhD,
    2. D. S. Goodin, MD,
    3. P. A. Calabresi, MD,
    4. J. R. Corboy, MD,
    5. P. K. Coyle, MD,
    6. M. Filippi, MD,
    7. J. A. Frank, MD,
    8. S. L. Galetta, MD,
    9. R. I. Grossman, MD,
    10. K. Hawker, MD,
    11. N. J. Kachuck, MD,
    12. M. C. Levin, MD PhD,
    13. J. T. Phillips, MD PhD,
    14. M. K. Racke, MD,
    15. V. M. Rivera, MD and
    16. W. H. Stuart, MD
  1. E. M. Frohman, MD PhD,
  2. D. S. Goodin, MD,
  3. P. A. Calabresi, MD,
  4. J. R. Corboy, MD,
  5. P. K. Coyle, MD,
  6. M. Filippi, MD,
  7. J. A. Frank, MD,
  8. S. L. Galetta, MD,
  9. R. I. Grossman, MD,
  10. K. Hawker, MD,
  11. N. J. Kachuck, MD,
  12. M. C. Levin, MD PhD,
  13. J. T. Phillips, MD PhD,
  14. M. K. Racke, MD,
  15. V. M. Rivera, MD and
  16. W. H. Stuart, MD
  1. From the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas (Drs. Frohman, Hawker, Phillips, and Racke); University of California at San Francisco (Dr. Goodin); University of Maryland (Dr. Calabresi), Baltimore; University of Colorado (Dr. Corboy), Denver; State University of New York (Dr. Coyle), Stony Brook; University of Milan (Dr. Filippi), Italy; National Institutes of Health (Dr. Frank), Bethesda, MD; University of Pennsylvania (Dr. Galetta), Philadelphia; New York University (Dr. Grossman), New York; University of Southern California (Dr. Kachuck), Los Angeles; University of Tennessee (Dr. Levin); Baylor College of Medicine (Dr. Rivera), Houston, TX; and Peachtree Neurological Clinic (Dr. Stuart), Atlanta, GA.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint requests to Dr. Elliot M. Frohman, University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Department of Neurology, 5323 Harry Hines Boulevard, Dallas, TX 75235-9036; e-mail: elliot.frohman{at}utsouthwestern.edu; or Wendy S. Edlund, Manager, Clinical Practice Guidelines, American Academy of Neurology, 1080 Montreal Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55116; e-mail: wedlund@aan.com
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