MRI in a case of muslin-induced granuloma

Neuroradiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 82-84

  Brochert, A ^a   Reynolds, T ^a   Baker, R ^b  

^a MEMORIAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Neurological Institute of Savannah   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign body granuloma; Intracranial aneurysm; Magnetic resonance imaging; Muslin

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARACHNOIDITIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLIP; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; FOREIGN BODY GRANULOMA; FOREIGN BODY REACTION; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MALE; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; BRAIN DISEASE; COTTON; MIDDLE AGED;

ARACHNOIDITIS; BRAIN DISEASES; COTTON FIBER; GRANULOMA, FOREIGN-BODY; HUMANS; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0038476293     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-002-0896-6     Document Type: Article

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