MR imaging of the central nervous system in diving-related decompression illness

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 940-944

  Reuter, Michael ^a   Tetzlaff, K ^b   Hutzelmann, A ^a   Fritsch, G ^a   Steffens, J C ^a   Bettinghausen, E ^b   Heller, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Schiffahrtmedizinisches Institut der Marine   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain, injuries; Diving; Spinal cord, MR imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR EMBOLISM; ARTICLE; BAROTRAUMA; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INJURY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; BAROTRAUMA; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; DIVING; EMBOLISM, AIR; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INTRACRANIAL EMBOLISM AND THROMBOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 0031278595     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841859709172107     Document Type: Article

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