The utility of diffusion-weighted imaging with navigator-echo technique for the diagnosis of spinal epidermoid cysts

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1164-1166

  Kikuchi, Keiichi ^a   Miki, Hitoshi ^a   Nakagawa, Akira ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CASE REPORT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EPIDERMOID CYST; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; MALE; MOTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINE TUMOR; TECHNIQUE;

ADULT; EPIDERMAL CYST; HUMANS; LAMINECTOMY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 0034080179     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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