MR-monitored remitting-relapsing pattern of cortical involvement in Rasmussen syndrome: Comparative evaluation of serial MR and PET/SPECT features

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 900-904

  Duprez, Thierry P J ^a   Grandin, Cécile ^a   Gadisseux, Jean François ^a   De Volder, Anne ^a   Thauvoy, Christian ^a   Keyeux, André ^a   Evrard, Philippe ^a  

^a CLINIQUES UNIVERSITAIRES SAINT LUC   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain, diseases; Children; Computed tomography; Emission computed tomography (positron emission tomography); Magnetic resonance imaging; Rasmussen syndrome; Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE BEAMS; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

BRAIN DISEASE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY); IMAGING MODALITY; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; WIDE-FIELD;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CYCLOSPORIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; HEXAMETHYLPROPYLENE AMINE OXIME TECHNETIUM TC 99M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RASMUSSEN SYNDROME; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 0031472430     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-199711000-00010     Document Type: Article

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