Lymphocytic vasculitis mimicking aggressive multifocal cerebral neoplasm: MR imaging and MR spectroscopic appearance

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 642-645

  Panchal, Neeraj J ^a   Niku, Soheil ^a   Imbesi, Steven G ^a  

^a UCSD MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN CANCER; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPECTROSCOPY; VASCULITIS; BRAIN; BRAIN TUMOR; BRAIN VASCULITIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; LYMPHOCYTE; METABOLISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHOLINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HUMANS; LYMPHOCYTES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; VASCULITIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 16844379704     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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