Accuracy of delayed post-contrast FLAIR MR imaging for the diagnosis of leptomeningeal infectious or tumoral diseases

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 285-291

  Kremer, S ^a   Abu Eid, M ^a   Bierry, G ^a   Bogorin, A ^a   Koob, M ^a   Dietemann, J L ^a   Fruehlich, S ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

Author keywords

Carcinomatosis; FLAIR; Gadolinium; Meningitis; MRI

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOBENATE DIMEGLUMINE; GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CARCINOMATOUS MENINGITIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FLUID ATTENUATED INVERSION RECOVERY IMAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MENINGITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 33846030510     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0150-9861(06)77286-8     Document Type: Article

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