Pattern of T2 hypointensity associated with ring-enhancing brain lesions can help to differentiate pathology

Neuroradiology

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 143-149

  Schwartz, K M ^a   Erickson, Bradley J ^a   Lucchinetti, C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Brain tumor; Multiple sclerosis; Ring enhancing lesions; T2 peripheral hypointensity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NEUROANATOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SIGNAL DETECTION;

BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; LUMINESCENCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33644882248     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-005-0024-5     Document Type: Article

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