T2 relaxometry of ring lesions of the brain

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 370-375

  Jayakumar, P N ^a   Srikanth, S G ^a   Chandrashekar, H S ^a   Subbakrishna, D K ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOCAL EPILEPSY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TIME; RELIABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 33847149224     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.09.017     Document Type: Article

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