Magnetic resonance susceptibility weighted imaging in detecting intracranial calcification and hemorrhage

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 121, Issue 20, 2008, Pages 2021-2025

  Zhu, Wen Zhen ^a   Qi, Jian Pin ^a   Zhan, Chuan Jia ^a   Shu, Hong Ge ^a   Zhang, Lin ^a   Wang, Cheng Yuan ^a   Xia, Li Ming ^a   Hu, Jun Wu ^a   Feng, Ding Yi ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Hemorrhage; Intracranial calcification; Magnetic resonance imaging; Susceptibility weighted imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SUSCEPTIBILITY WEIGHTED IMAGING; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; BRAIN DISEASE; CALCINOSIS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 58749090028     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200810020-00014     Document Type: Article

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