Twenty classic signs in neuroradiology: A pictorial essay

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 135-145

  Chavhan, Govind ^a   Shroff, Manohar ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Classic signs; Education; Neuroradiology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BARE ORBIT SIGN; BRAIN DISEASE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DURAL TAIL SIGN; EMPTY DELTA SIGN; EYE OF THE TIGER SIGN; HARLEQUIN APPEARANCE; HOT CROSS BUN SIGN; HOT NOSE SIGN; HUMAN; HYPERDENSE MIDDLE CEREBRAL ARTERY SIGN; ICE CREAM CONE SIGN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LEMON SIGN; MEDUSA HEAD SIGN; MOLAR TOOTH SIGN; MOYA MOYA APPEARANCE; NEUROIMAGING; NEURORADIOLOGY; OPTIC NERVE TRAM TRACK SIGN; PANCAKE BRAIN; RADIAL BAND SIGN; RELIABILITY; REVERSAL SIGN; SALT AND PEPPER SIGN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STRIPE SIGN; TAU SIGN; TIGROID PATTERN SIGN;

EID: 67650970698     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.50835     Document Type: Article

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