Contrast-enhanced flair imaging in the evaluation of infectious leptomeningeal diseases

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 89-95

  Parmar, Hemant ^a,b   Sitoh, Yih Yian ^a   Anand, Pooja ^a   Chua, Violet ^a   Hui, Francis ^a  

^a NATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE   (Singapore)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

FLAIR; Intracranial infection; Leptomeningitis; Meningitis; MR imaging

Indexed keywords

FLAIR; INTRACRANIAL INFECTION; LEPTOMENINGITIS; MENINGITIS;

BODY FLUIDS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING;

DISEASES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN INFECTION; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTODIAGNOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFECTIOUS LEPTOMENINGITIS; LEPTOMENINX; MALE; MENINX DISORDER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PIA MATER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGITIS; MIDDLE AGED; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33645033839     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2005.11.012     Document Type: Conference Paper

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