Sensitivity of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of acute lancunar infarcts

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association

Volumn 100, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 370-376

  Lai, P H ^a   Li, J Y ^a   Chang, C Y ^a   Wu, M T ^a   Lo, Y K ^a   Chung, P C ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Lacunar infarction; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; STROKE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; BRAIN; BRAIN INFARCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0034925269     PISSN: 09296646     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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