Artifact simulating subarachnoid and intraventricular hemorrhage on single-shot, fast spin-echo fluid-attenuated inversion recovery images caused by head movement: A trap for the unwary

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 843-849

  Cianfoni, A ^a   Martin, M G M ^a,b   Du, J ^a   Hesselink, J R ^a   Imbesi, S G ^a   Bradley, W G ^a   Bydder, Graeme M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; ARTIFACT REDUCTION; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE HEMORRHAGE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID FLOW; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NORMAL HUMAN; SIGNAL DETECTION; SINGLE SHOT FAST SPIN ECHO FLUID ATTENUATED INVERSION RECOVERY IMAGING; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HEAD; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; ARTIFACTS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HEAD; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MOVEMENT; SUBARACHNOID HEMORRHAGE;

EID: 33748053030     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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