Intramedullary tuberculomas: MR findings in seven patients

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 572-577

  Parmar, Hemant ^a   Shah, J ^b   Patkar, D ^b   Varma, R ^a  

^a KEM HOSPITAL   (India)

^b DR BALABHAI NANAVATI HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Infection; MR imaging; Spinal cord, tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS, SPINAL;

EID: 0034320430     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028418500127345929     Document Type: Article

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