MR spectroscopy-aided differentiation: "Giant" extra-axial tuberculoma masquerading as meningioma

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1438-1440

  Khanna, Paritosh C ^a,b   Godinho, S ^a   Patkar, D P ^a   Pungavkar, S A ^a   Lawande, M A ^a  

^a DR BALABHAI NANAVATI HOSPITAL   (India)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; DIFFERENTIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; MENINGIOMA; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MENINGIOMA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, NEOPLASTIC; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 33747513270     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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