Role of diffusion weighted imaging in differentiation of intracranial tuberculoma and tuberculous abscess from cysticercus granulomas-a report of more than 100 lesions

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 384-392

  Gupta, Rakesh K ^a   Prakash, Mahesh ^a   Mishra, Asht M ^a   Husain, Mazhar ^b   Prasad, Kashi N ^a   Husain, Nuzhat ^b  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Abscess; Brain; Cysticercosis; Diffusion weighted imaging; Tuberculoma

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DIFFUSION; DISEASES; NEUROLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT;

ABSCESS; CYCSTICERCOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING (DWI); TUBERCULOMA;

MEDICAL IMAGING;

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; CYSTICERCUS; DIFFERENTIATION; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

ADULT; BRAIN ABSCESS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 24044514987     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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