Pediatric intracranial aneurysm: A diagnostic dilemma solved with contrast-enhanced MR imaging

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 370-372

  Sungarian, Arno ^a   Rogg, Jeffrey ^a   Duncan III, John A ^a  

^a RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTERIOR COMMUNICATING ARTERY; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIGITAL SUBTRACTION ANGIOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ANGIOGRAPHY, DIGITAL SUBTRACTION; CEREBRAL ANGIOGRAPHY; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL ANEURYSM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; VASOSPASM, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 0345268728     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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