CT and MR findings of brain aspergillosis

Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 489-492

  Okafuji, Takashi ^a,c   Yabuuchi, Hidetake ^a   Nagatoshi, Yoshihisa ^a   Hattanda, Youichi ^a   Fukuya, Tatsuro ^b  

^a NATIONAL KYUSHU CANCER CENTER   (Japan)

^b National Hospital Organization   (Japan)

^c KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Brain, CT; Brain, MR; Immunocompromised

Indexed keywords

BLOOD VESSELS; BRAIN; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEUROLOGY;

CORTICAL VESSELS;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

AMPHOTERICIN B; CONTRAST MEDIUM; FLUCONAZOLE;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; AUTOPSY; BRAIN; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INFECTION; BRAIN REGION; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THROMBOSIS; VASODILATATION;

EID: 0142217857     PISSN: 08956111     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0895-6111(03)00033-8     Document Type: Article

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