Multiple renal aspergillus abscesses in an AIDS patient: Contrast-enhanced helical CT and MRI findings

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 616-619

  Heussel, C P ^a   Kauczor, H U ^a   Heussel, G ^a   Thelen, M ^a   Jahn, B ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

AIDS; Aspergillosis; Dynamic MR imaging; Helical CT; Inflammation; Kidney

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; IOHEXOL; IOPROMIDE;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AIDS RELATED COMPLEX; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PYELONEPHRITIS; RADIOGRAPHY;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOPSY; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IOHEXOL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PYELONEPHRITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032601968     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050719     Document Type: Article

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