Fogging on T2-weighted MR after acute ischaemic stroke: How often might this occur and what are the implications?

Neuroradiology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 635-641

  O'Brien, P ^a   Sellar, R J ^a   Wardlaw, J M ^a  

^a WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cerebral blood flow; Cerebral infarction; Magnetic resonance imaging; Stroke; T2 weighted imaging

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN INFARCTION SIZE; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 4444360928     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-004-1230-2     Document Type: Article

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