Schistosomal myelitis: Findings at MR imaging

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 268-270

  Bennett, Genevieve ^a   M Provenzale, James ^b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

MR imaging; Myelitis; Schistosomal; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIA; DISEASES; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROLOGY;

SCHISTOSOMAL MYELITIS;

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHISTOSOMA MANSONI; SCHISTOSOMIASIS; SPINAL CORD INFECTION;

ADULT; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MYELITIS; SCHISTOSOMIASIS MANSONI; SPINAL CORD;

EID: 0032127256     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(98)00006-0     Document Type: Article

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