Differentiation between cortical atrophy and hydrocephalus using 1H MRS

Magnetic Resonance in Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 395-403

  Bluml, Stefan ^a,b   McComb, J Gordon ^c   Ross, Brian D ^a,d  

^a HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

^b Rudi Schulte Research Institute   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^d HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

1H MRS; cerebral osmolytes; cortical atrophy; hydrocephalus

Indexed keywords

CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; METABOLITES;

BRAIN DEFORMATIONS; CEREBRAL METABOLITES; CORTICAL ATROPHY; HYDROCEPHALUS; N-ACETYLASPARTATE; OSMOLYTES; SURGICAL PLANNING; ^1H MRS;

BRAIN;

LACTIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX ATROPHY; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; BRAIN WATER; CELL VOLUME; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INFANT; OSMOLALITY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 0031020690     PISSN: 07403194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mrm.1910370317     Document Type: Article

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