Diffusion MR imaging for cerebral abscess

Neurology India

Volumn 52, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 505-507

  Jati, A ^a   Venkatesh, Sudhakar K ^b   Patel, K ^a   Malik, S ^a  

^a BHOPAL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL AND RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Cerebral abscess; Diffusion imaging; Intraventricular communication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN LATERAL VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEVER; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BRAIN ABSCESS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; LATERAL VENTRICLES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RUPTURE;

EID: 12144259822     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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