Measurement of magnetization transfer in different stages of neurocysticercosis

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 473-479

  Kathuria, Manoj K ^a   Gupta, Rakesh K ^a   Roy, R ^b   Gaur, Vandana ^a   Husain, N ^c   Pradhan, Sunil ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b CENTRAL DRUG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^c KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brain, infections; Cysticercosis; Magnetization transfer; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARASITE DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; CYSTICERCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0031923439     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.1880080231     Document Type: Article

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