Evolution of lesions in Susac syndrome at serial MR imaging with diffusion-weighted imaging and apparent diffusion coefficient values

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 706-713

  White, Matthew L ^a   Zhang, Yan ^a   Smoker, Wendy R K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRAY MATTER; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETINA ARTERY OCCLUSION; SUSAC SYNDROME; WHITE MATTER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETINAL ARTERY OCCLUSION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNDROME;

EID: 2442650548     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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