In vivo differentiation of aerobic brain abscesses and necrotic glioblastomas multiforme using proton MR spectroscopic imaging

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1511-1518

  Lai, Ping Hong ^a,b   Weng, H H ^c   Chen, C Y ^d   Hsu, S S ^a,b   Ding, S ^e   Ko, C W ^e   Fu, J H ^a   Liang, H L ^a   Chen, K H ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AMINO ACID; CHOLINE; LACTIC ACID; LIPID; SUCCINIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN REGION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS INTERMEDIUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIA, AEROBIC; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; PROTONS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 51649120627     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1130     Document Type: Article

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