Original report. Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of pyogenic ventriculitis

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 180, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 71-75

  Pezzullo, John A ^a   Tung, Glenn A ^a   Mudigonda, Sanjay ^a   Rogg, Jeffrey M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EMPYEMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHITE MATTER; BRAIN; BRAIN VENTRICLE; ENCEPHALITIS; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EMPYEMA; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037215594     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/ajr.180.1.1800071     Document Type: Article

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