Cerebral diffusion tensor imaging and in vivo proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy in patients with fulminant hepatic failure

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology (Australia)

Volumn 23, Issue 7 PT2, 2008, Pages

  Saksena, Sona ^a   Rai, Vijan ^a   Saraswat, Vivek Anand ^a   Rathore, Ramkishore Singh ^b   Purwar, Ankur ^b   Kumar, Manoj ^a   Thomas, M Albert ^c   Gupta, Rakesh Kumar ^a  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cerebral edema; Diffusion tensor imaging; Fulminant hepatic failure; Mean diffusivity; Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CREATINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; INOSITOL; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BRAIN REGION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; LIVER FAILURE; MALE; METABOLITE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

EID: 47649117791     PISSN: 08159319     EISSN: 14401746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2007.05158.x     Document Type: Article

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