A pituitary abscess showing high signal intensity on diffusion-weighted imaging

Neurosurgical Review

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 246-248

  Takayasu, Takeshi ^a   Yamasaki, Fumiyuki ^a   Tominaga, Atsushi ^a   Hidaka, Toshikazu ^a   Arita, Kazunori ^b   Kurisu, Kaoru ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pituitary abscess; T2 shine through effect

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BRAIN ABSCESS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEMIANOPIA; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ABSCESS; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RATHKE CLEFT CYST; RECURRENT DISEASE; TRANSSPHENOIDAL SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN CYST; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HYPOPHYSIS; MICROBIOLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PATHOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION;

DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GADOLINIUM; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROSURGICAL PROCEDURES; PITUITARY DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTIONS; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS;

EID: 33747764544     PISSN: 03445607     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10143-006-0021-0     Document Type: Article

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