Solitary cysticercosis in the intermuscular area of the thigh: A rare and unusual pseudotumor with characteristic imaging findings

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 260-263

  Ergen, F Bilge ^a   Turkbey, Baris ^a   Kerimoglu, Ulku ^a   Karaman, Kerem ^a   Yorganci, Kaya ^a   Saglam, Arzu ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cysticercosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Solitary; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; TISSUE; ULTRASONICS;

ADDUCTOR MUSCLES; CYSTICERCOSIS; SOFT TISSUE; SOLITARY; SPORADICS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYSTICERCOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GRACILIS MUSCLE; HUMAN; LARVA; LEG MUSCLE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOTUMOR; TAENIA SOLIUM; TAPEWORM INFECTION; THIGH; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 15744365008     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000157746.87488.6a     Document Type: Article

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