Intracranial infections: Clinical and imaging characteristics

Acta Radiologica

Volumn 48, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 875-893

  Foerster, B R ^c   Thurnher, M M ^c   Malani, P N ^c   Petrou, M ^c   Carets Zumelzu, F ^c   Sundgren, P C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Infection; Intracranial infection; Meningitis; MR spectroscopy; Neuroradiology

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DIAGNOSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEDICAL IMAGING; PATHOGENS; PATIENT MONITORING; RADIOLOGY; VIRUSES;

CLINICAL INFORMATIONS; INTRACRANIAL COMPARTMENT ANATOMY; INTRACRANIAL INFECTION; MENINGITIS;

MEDICAL PROBLEMS;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUBERCULOSIS; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION; LYME DISEASE; MENINGITIS; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; PARASITOLOGY; PARASITOSIS; REVIEW; SUBDURAL EMPYEMA; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADULT; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN DISEASES; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMPYEMA, SUBDURAL; ENCEPHALITIS; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFECTION; LYME DISEASE; MENINGITIS; MYCOSES; PARASITIC DISEASES; TUBERCULOSIS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 35148866964     PISSN: 02841851     EISSN: 16000455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02841850701477728     Document Type: Article

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