Magnetic resonance imaging in a spinal abscess model: Preliminary report

Investigative Radiology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 246-255

  Runge, Val M ^a   Williams, Neil M ^a   Lee, Charles ^a   Timoney, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Abscess; Contrast enhancement; Gadolinium; Magnetic resonance; Spine infection, Experimental; Spine, magnetic resonance

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOTERIDOL;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; SPINE DISEASE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031978902     PISSN: 00209996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004424-199804000-00008     Document Type: Article

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