Bilateral optic neuritis in a child diagnosed with Gd-enhanced MR imaging using fat-suppression technique

European Radiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 731-733

  Okamoto, K ^a   Ito, J ^b   Ogawa, R ^a   Furusawa, T ^a   Sakai, K ^a   Tokiguchi, S ^b   Takagi, M ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Children; MR imaging; Neuritis; Optic nerves

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM; GADOTERIDOL; GLUCOCORTICOID; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUND; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEURITIS; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GADOLINIUM; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; OPTIC NEURITIS; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0032616281     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050744     Document Type: Article

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