Intraventricular CSF pulsation artifact on fast fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery MR images: Analysis of 100 consecutive normal studies

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 503-508

  Bakshi, Rohit ^a,c   Caruthers, Shelton D ^b   Janardhan, Vallabh ^a   Wasay, Mohammad ^a  

^a MILLARD FILLMORE HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

^c Neuroscience Center E 2   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN LATERAL VENTRICLE; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ARTIFACTS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PULSE; REFERENCE VALUES;

EID: 0034099319     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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