Magnetic resonance diffusion weighted imaging in cerebral fat embolism

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 417-421

  Marshall, G B ^a   Heale, V R ^a   Herx, L ^a   Abdeen, A ^a   Mrkonjic, L ^a   Powell, J ^a   Sevick, R J ^a   Morrish, W ^a  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN EMBOLISM; BRAIN MAPPING; CASE REPORT; CELL DEATH; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FAT EMBOLISM; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYMPTOM; TECHNIQUE; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 4644342215     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0317167100003565     Document Type: Article

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