Diffusion-weighted MR imaging of viral encephalitis

Neuroradiology

Volumn 48, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 875-880

  Kiroğlu, Yilmaz ^a   Calli, Cem ^b   Yunten, Nilgun ^b   Kitis, Omer ^b   Kocaman, Ayse ^b   Karabulut, Nevzat ^a   Isaev, Hasan ^b   Yagci, Baki ^a  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b EGE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Viral encephalitis

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

EID: 33751505880     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-006-0143-7     Document Type: Article

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