Diffusion-weighted MRI and ADC mapping in FK506 neurotoxicity

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 76, Issue 912, 2003, Pages 916-919

  Ahn, K J ^a   Lee, J W ^a   Hahn, S T ^a   Yang, D W ^a   Kim, P S ^a   Kim, H J ^a   Kim, C C ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; TACROLIMUS;

ADULT; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYTOTOXICITY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DROWSINESS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; GRAFT REJECTION; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LEUKOENCEPHALOPATHY; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; RIGIDITY; SIDE EFFECT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WHOLE BODY RADIATION;

ADULT; ANEMIA, APLASTIC; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN MAPPING; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; TACROLIMUS;

EID: 1642576187     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/77297900     Document Type: Article

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