Contrast enhanced computer tomography of two cases of bilateral acute cortical necrosis, one of which related to amphetamine abuse

Emergency Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 306-308

  Catalano, Onofrio A ^a   Napolitano, Marcello ^b   Leni, Davide ^c   Ticca, Cristiana ^c   Vanzulli, Angelo ^c  

^a UOC Radiologia   (Italy)

^b UOC Radiologia   (Italy)

^c AO Riguarda Ca' Granda ^*  (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BRAIN NECROSIS; CASE REPORT; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CONTRAST MEDIA; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY CORTEX NECROSIS; MALE; RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 23044511460     PISSN: 10703004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10140-005-0418-z     Document Type: Article

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