MR imaging of subclinical cerebral decompression sickness. A case report

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 108-110

  Gul Aksoy F ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Atypical presentation; Cerebral involvement; Decompression sickness; MR imaging

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; CASE REPORT; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

BRAIN; DECOMPRESSION SICKNESS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0037271741     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0455.2003.00013.x     Document Type: Article

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