Magnetic resonance spectroscopy in pituitary tuberculoma

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 783-786

  Saini, Kamal S ^a,c   Patel, A L ^a   Shaikh, W A ^a   Magar, L N ^b   Pungaonkar, S A ^b  

^a SIR J J GROUP OF HOSPITALS   (India)

^b DR BALABHAI NANAVATI HOSPITAL   (India)

^c NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Intracranial tuberculoma; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Pituitary diseases; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL ARTERY DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HEMIPARESIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PREGNANT WOMAN; TUBERCULOMA; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION;

ADULT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PITUITARY DISEASES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; TUBERCULOMA;

EID: 34748845687     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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