Brain abscesses in diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) - Comparison to cystic brain tumors;Der hirnabszess in der diffusions-wichtung und unterschiede zum zystischen hirntumor

Radiologe

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 661-664

  Tomczak, R ^a   Wunderlich, A ^b   Gorich J ^b   Brambs, H J ^b   Rilinger, N ^b  

^a SLK Kliniken Heilbronn   (Germany)

^b Klinikum am Plattenwald ^*

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient (rADC); Brain abscess; Cystic brain tumor; Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI); MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN TUMOR; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ASTROCYTOMA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA;

ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA;

EID: 0042691470     PISSN: 0033832X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00117-003-0908-5     Document Type: Article

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