Role of diffusion-weighted imaging and in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in the differential diagnosis of ring-enhancing intracranial cystic mass lesions

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 540-547

  Mishra, Asht M ^a   Gupta, Rakesh K ^a   Jaggi, Ramandeep S ^b   Reddy, Jaipal S ^a   Jha, Deepak K ^b   Husain, Nuzhat ^b   Prasad, Kashi N ^a   Behari, Sanjay ^a   Husain, Mazhar ^b  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Brain; Brain abscess; Brain tumors; Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETISM; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; SURFACE DIFFUSION; TUMORS;

AMINO-ACIDS; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN TUMORS; COEFFICIENT VALUES; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; IN-VIVO; PROTON MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPIES; ROLE OF DIFFUSION;

AMINO ACIDS;

ACETIC ACID; ALANINE; AMINO ACID DERIVATIVE; CHOLINE; GLYCINE; LACTIC ACID; SUCCINIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN CYST; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CALCULATION; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLITE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 3342913845     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200407000-00017     Document Type: Article

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