Improved diagnosis of contrast-enhancing brain lesions with multifunctional MRI assessment: A case report

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 741-744

  Flacke, Sebastian ^a   Träber, Frank ^a   Block, Wolfgang ^a   Lamerichs, Rolf ^b   Schüller, Heinrich ^a   Schild, Hans H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Glioblastoma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Perfusion imaging; Spectroscopic imaging

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN PERFUSION; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0345120600     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1522-2586(199905)9:5<741::AID-JMRI19>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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