Quantitative magnetic resonance techniques in the evaluation of intracranial tuberculomas

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 200-206

  Vasudev, M K ^a   Jayakumar, P N ^a   Srikanth, S G ^a   Nagarajan, K ^a   Mohanty, A ^a  

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

Author keywords

ADC; MT ratio; Quantitative MRI; T2 relaxometry; Tuberculomas

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HISTOLOGY; MAGNETIZATION; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED IMAGING (DWI); INTRACRANIAL TUBERCULOMAS; PROTON DENSITY; QUANTITATIVE MRI; T2 RELAXOMETRY; TUBERCULOMAS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; TUBERCULOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL;

EID: 33947171002     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850601067678     Document Type: Article

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