Single-shot, turbo spin-echo, diffusion-weighted imaging versus spin-echo-planar, diffusion-weighted imaging in the detection of acquired middle ear cholesteatoma

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1480-1482

  De Foer, Bert ^a,c   Vercruysse, J P ^c   Pilet, B ^a   Michiels, J ^d   Vertriest, R ^b   Pouillon, M ^a   Somers, T ^c   Casselman, J W ^a,b   Offeciers, E ^c  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b Siemens Medical Solutions ^*  (Belgium)

^c SINT AUGUSTINUS HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; CASE REPORT; CHOLESTEATOMA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; MIDDLE EAR DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; TEMPORAL LOBE;

AGED; CHOLESTEATOMA, MIDDLE EAR; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INCUS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS; TEMPORAL BONE;

EID: 33747493524     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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