Differentiation between cerebral abscesses and necrotic or cystic tumours by means of diffusion sequences;Diferenciación entre absceso cerebral y tumor necrótico o quístico mediante secuencias de difusión

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 137-140

  Benito Leon J ^a  

^a NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cerebral abscess; Cerebral tumour; Cystic tumour; Diffusion sequences; Magnetic resonance; Necrotic tumour

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS;

EID: 0035895371     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3202.2000507     Document Type: Article

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