Diffusion-weighted imaging in a patient with vertebral and epidural abscesses

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 496-498

  Eastwood, James D ^a   Vollmer, Robin T ^a   Provenzale, James M ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ABSCESS DRAINAGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; MALE; SPINE DISEASE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTEBRA BODY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SPINAL CANAL;

EID: 0036127235     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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