MRI of arachnoid granulations within the dural sinuses using a FLAIR pulse sequence

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue NOV., 1999, Pages 1046-1051

  Ikushima, I ^a   Korogi, Y ^b   Makita, O ^a   Yamura, M ^a   Kawano, H ^a   Kohama, M ^a   Arikawa, K ^a   Takahashi, M ^b  

^a Miyakonojo Medical Association Hospital   (Japan)

^b KUMAMOTO UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID; BRAIN INJURY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIAL SINUS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; FEMALE; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0032733889     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.863.10700819     Document Type: Article

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