Differentiation of central nervous system lesions in AIDS patients using positron emission tomography (PET)

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 337-346

  Heald, Alison E ^a,d   Hoffman, John M ^b   Bartlett, John A ^a   Waskin, Hetty A ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; Cerebral toxoplasmosis; HIV infection; Positron emission tomography; Primary CNS lymphoma; Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED;

EID: 0029783601     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/0956462961918239     Document Type: Article

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