Diffusion-weighted imaging in brain aspergillosis

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 912-916

  Charlot, M ^a   Pialat, J B ^a,b   Obadia, N ^a   Boibieux, A ^c   Streichenberger, N ^a   Meyronnet, D ^a   Cotton, F ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^d Laboratoire d'Anatomie   (France)

Author keywords

Diffusion magnetic resonance imaging; Neuroaspergillosis

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC MYELOID LEUKEMIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAIN; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NEUROASPERGILLOSIS; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34547120940     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2007.01874.x     Document Type: Article

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