Appearance of leukoaraiosis may be attenuated with compression by a chronic subdural hematoma

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 193-197

  Itasaka, Satoshi ^a,b   Miki, Yukio ^a,b   Tomimoto, Hidekazu ^b   Kamei, Ichiro ^a   Tsutsui, Kazushige ^a  

^a SUWA RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chronic subdural hematoma (CDSH); Leukoaraiosis; Magnetic resonance (MR) image

Indexed keywords

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; NEUROLOGY; PATHOLOGY;

CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES; INTERSTITAL WATER;

RADIOLOGY;

AGED; BRAIN REGION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; LEUKOARAIOSIS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA;

EID: 1142285472     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0720-048X(03)00098-6     Document Type: Article

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