Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of intracerebral masses: Comparison with conventional MR imaging and histologic findings

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 969-976

  Stadnik, Tadeusz W ^a   Chaskis, Cristo ^a   Michotte, Alex ^a   Shabana, Wael M ^a   Van Rompaey, Katrijn ^a   Luypaert, Robert ^a   Budinsky, Lubos ^b   Jellus, Vladimir ^b   Osteaux, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF MEASUREMENT SCIENCE   (Slovakia)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIFFUSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0035039427     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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