Atypical CT and MRI aspects of an epidermoid cyst

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 129-132

  Ben Hamouda, M ^a   Drissi, C ^a   Sebai, R ^a   Hammami, N ^a   Ghorbel, D ^a   Zammel, I ^a   Nagi, S ^a   Belghith, L ^a   Khaldi, M ^a  

^a Institut National de Neurologie Tunisia   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Epidermoid cyst; Hyperdense; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DIZZINESS; EPIDERMOID CYST; FEMALE; GLOSSOPHARYNGEAL NERVE; HEADACHE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MENINGITIS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; WALKING DIFFICULTY; BRAIN DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; METHODOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; PONS ANGLE; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EPIDERMAL CYST; FEMALE; HUMANS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34248679298     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2007.01.126     Document Type: Article

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