Cerebral abscesses: Investigation using apparent diffusion coefficient maps

Neuroradiology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 370-374

  Guo, A C ^a   Provenzale, J M ^a   Cruz Jr , L C H ^a,b   Petrella, J R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Clinica de Diagnostico Por Imagem CDPI   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Cerebral abscess; Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; WATER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN NECROSIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER;

BRAIN ABSCESS; DIFFUSION; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035005873     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340000519     Document Type: Article

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