Hyperintense sensorimotor T1 spin echo MRI is associated with brainstem abnormality in chronic fatigue syndrome
We recruited 43 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) subjects who met Fukuda criteria and 27 healthy controls and performed 3T MRI T1 and T2 weighted spin-echo (T1wSE and T2wSE) scans. T1wSE signal follows T1 relaxation rate (1/T1 relaxation time) and responds to myelin and iron (ferritin) concentrations....
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2018-01-01
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Series: | NeuroImage: Clinical |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213158218302237 |