Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging in pituitary abscess

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 514-516

  Takao, Hidemasa ^a   Doi, Ippei ^a   Watanabe, Toshiaki ^a  

^a Showa General Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abscess; Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pituitary abscess; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION; MAGNETISM; RESONANCE;

ABSCESS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PITUITARY ABSCESS; PITUITARY GLAND; PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ABSCESS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ABSCESS; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33745246557     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200605000-00028     Document Type: Article

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