Incidental findings on brain MRI in the general population

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 357, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 1821-1828

  Vernooij, Meike W ^a   Ikram, M Arfan ^a   Tanghe, Hervé L ^a   Vincent, Arnaud J P E ^a   Hofman, Albert ^a   Krestin, Gabriel P ^a   Niessen, Wiro J ^a   Breteler, Monique M B ^a   Van Der Lugt, Aad ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ARTERY ANEURYSM; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN TUMOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 35748975181     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa070972     Document Type: Article

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