Detection of Brain Atrophy Following Traumatic Brain Injury Using Gravimetric Techniques

Acta Neurochirurgica, Supplement

Volumn 1997, Issue 70, 1997, Pages 75-77

  Hayasaki, K ^a   Marmarou, A ^a   Barzo P ^a   Fatouros, P ^a   Corwin, F ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain atrophy; Specific gravity; Traumatic brain injury; Ventriculomegaly

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BODY WATER; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN VENTRICLE; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RAT; RELATIVE DENSITY; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ANIMALS; ATROPHY; BODY WATER; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN INJURIES; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SPECIFIC GRAVITY;

EID: 0031305482     PISSN: 00651419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-7091-6837-0_23     Document Type: Article

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