A T1 hyperintense perilesional signal aids in the differentiation of a cavernous angioma from other hemorrhagic masses

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 494-500

  Yun, T J ^a   Na, Dong Gyu ^a   Kwon, B J ^a   Rho, H G ^b,c   Park, S H ^a   Suh, Y L ^b   Chang, K H ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Konkuk University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CAVERNOUS HEMANGIOMA; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PROBABILITY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; STUDENT T TEST; SYMPTOM; TIME; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HEMANGIOMA, CAVERNOUS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 41149121706     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A0847     Document Type: Article

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