Comparison of magnetic resonance imaging sequences with computed tomography to detect low-grade subarachnoid hemorrhage: Role of fluid-attenuated inversion recovery sequence

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 295-303

  Da Rocha, Antônio José ^a   Da Silva, Carlos Jorge ^a,c   Pinto Gama, Hugo Pereira ^a   Baccin, Carlos Eduardo ^a   Braga, Flávio Túlio ^a   De Araújo Cesare, Fabiane ^b   Esteves Veiga, José Carlos ^b  

^a Section of Radiology   (Brazil)

^b Division of Neurosurgery   (Brazil)

^c Fleury   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Headache; Magnetic resonance imaging; Subarachnoid hemorrhage; Subarachnoid space

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETISM; RECOVERY; RESONANCE;

COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCAN; CONTROL GROUPS; FLUID-ATTENUATED INVERSION RECOVERIES; HEADACHE; IMAGING SEQUENCE; LOCALISATION; LOW GRADE; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGES; SUBARACHNOID SPACES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; SUBARACHNOID SPACE;

EID: 33646697738     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200603000-00025     Document Type: Article

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