Magnetic resonance imaging of spinal canal abscesses: 5 cases and a review of the literature;Les abces medullaires, aspects en irm. A propos de 5 cas et revue de la litterature

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 189-200

  Condette Auliac, S ^a   Lacour, J C ^a   Anxionnat, R ^a   Braun, M ^a   Wagner, M ^b   Moret, C ^a   Bracard, S ^a   Picard, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b CHR Bon Secours   (France)

Author keywords

Abscess; Infection; MRI; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VERTEBRAL CANAL; CASE REPORT; MIDDLE AGED; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 0031758156     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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