Diagnostic MR imaging features of craniocerebral Aspergillosis of sino-nasal origin in immunocompetent patients

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 155-166

  Siddiqui, A A ^a,c   Bashir, S H ^a   Ali Shah, A ^b   Sajjad, Z ^a   Ahmed, N ^a   Jooma, R ^a   Ather Enam, S ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^b CIVIL HOSPITAL   (Pakistan)

^c KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Craniocerebral; Diagnostic features; Magnetic resonance imaging; Sinonasa

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; GADOLINIUM; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASPERGILLOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANASAL SINUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SURGEON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; BRAIN; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS, FUNGAL; MIDDLE AGED; NASAL CAVITY; NEUROASPERGILLOSIS; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; ORBIT; PARANASAL SINUS DISEASES; PARANASAL SINUSES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SKULL BASE; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 31344432426     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00701-005-0659-3     Document Type: Review

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