In vivo estimation of water content in cerebral white matter of brain tumour patients and normal individuals: Towards a quantitative brain oedema definition

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 139, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 249-256

  Andersen, C ^a,b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Brain oedema; Brain tumour; T1; T2; While matter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELAXATION TIME; WATER CONTENT; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0030955159     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01844760     Document Type: Article

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