Imaging of spinal intradural arachnoid cysts: MRI, myelography and CT

Neuroradiology

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 664-668

  Silbergleit, R ^a   Brunberg, J A ^b   Patel, S C ^a   Mehta, B A ^a   Aravapalli, S R ^c  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Division of Internal Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyst, arachnoid; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD CYST;

ADULT; AGED; ARACHNOID CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYELOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031725625     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050661     Document Type: Article

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