Transthyretin-related familial amyloid polyneuropathy: Evaluation of CSF enhancement on Serial T1-weighted and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images following intravenous contrast administration

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 2043-2048

  Hirai, Toshinori ^a,c   Ando, Yukio ^a   Yamura, Masayuki ^a   Kitajima, Mika ^a   Hayashida, Yoshiko ^a   Korogi, Yukunori ^b   Yamashita, Taro ^a   Yamashita, Yasuyuki ^a  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYSTEINE; GADOLINIUM CHELATE; PREALBUMIN; TYROSINE; CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILIAL AMYLOID POLYNEUROPATHY; FEMALE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INNER EAR; LEPTOMENINX; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARENCHYMA; RADIODIAGNOSIS; VITREOUS BODY; ARACHNOID; BRAIN; GENETICS; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PATHOLOGY; PIA MATER;

ADULT; AMYLOID NEUROPATHIES, FAMILIAL; ARACHNOID; BRAIN; CONTRAST MEDIA; CYSTEINE; EAR, INNER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUTATION; PIA MATER; PREALBUMIN; TYROSINE; VITREOUS BODY;

EID: 32944474718     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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