MRI demonstration of subarachnoid neurocysticercosis simulating metastatic disease

Neuroradiology

Volumn 40, Issue 11, 1998, Pages 724-726

  Lau, K Y ^a   Roebuck, D J ^a   Mok, V ^a   Ng, H K ^a   Lam, J ^a   Teo, J G C ^a   Kay, R ^a   Poon, W ^a   Metreweli, C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurocysticercosis; Spinal; Subarachnoid space

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 0031729260     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050672     Document Type: Article

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