Computed tomography perfusion usefulness in early imaging diagnosis of herpes simplex virus encephalitis

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 47, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 878-881

  De Lucas, E Marco ^a   Mandly, González A ^a   Gutierrez A ^a   Sanchez E ^a   Arnaiz J ^a   Piedra, T ^a   Rodriguez E ^a   Diez C ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MARQUÉS DE VALDECILLA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CNS; CT; Infection; MR diffusion perfusion

Indexed keywords

HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; INFECTION; MR DIFFUSION/PERFUSION; TEMPOROPARIETAL CORTEX;

BLOOD; DIAGNOSTIC RADIOGRAPHY; GOLD; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; STANDARDS; VIRUSES;

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARIETAL LOBE; RADIOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL LOBE; VASCULARIZATION;

ENCEPHALITIS, HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARIETAL LOBE; TEMPORAL LOBE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 33749480384     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850600810599     Document Type: Article

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