MRI of orbital cellulitis and orbital abscess: The role of diffusion-weighted imaging

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 3, 2009, Pages

  Sepahdari, Ali R ^a,b   Aakalu, Vinay K ^a   Kapur, Rashmi ^a   Michals, Edward A ^a   Saran, Nitu ^a   French, Adam ^a   Mafee, Mahmood F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging (DWI); MRI; Orbital abscess; Orbital cellulitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORBIT CELLULITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORBITAL CELLULITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 69949091307     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1838     Document Type: Article

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