Invasive aspergillosis presenting as a cavernous sinus mass in immuno competent individuals; report of 3 cases

Neuroradiology

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 108-111

  Chandra, S ^a   Goyal, M ^a   Mishra, N K ^a   Gaikwad, S B ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cavernous sinus; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; CASE REPORT; CAVERNOUS SINUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033998510     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050025     Document Type: Article

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