Conventional and diffusion-weighted MR imaging of cerebral aspergillosis

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 199-201

  Keyik, Bahri ^a   Edgüer, Tahsin ^a   Hekimoǧlu, Baki ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Abscess; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroaspergillosis

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FUNGUS ANTIBODY; METRONIDAZOLE;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASTHMA; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN INFECTION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; UNCONSCIOUSNESS; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROASPERGILLOSIS; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 28644437951     PISSN: 13053825     EISSN: 13053612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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