Diffusion-weighted and conventional magnetic resonance imaging in cerebral cryptococcoma

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 411-414

  Ho, T L ^a   Lee, H J ^b   Lee, K W ^b   Chen, W L ^b  

^a CHANGHUA CHRISTIAN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient maps; Cryptococcoma; Diffusion weighted image; MRI

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DISEASES; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MEDICAL IMAGING; TUMORS;

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT MAPS; CRYPTOCOCCOMA; DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED IMAGE;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCAL MENINGITIS; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAIN; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN MAPPING; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FEMALE; FLUCONAZOLE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGITIS, CRYPTOCOCCAL; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 26044467161     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850510021201     Document Type: Article

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