Magnetic resonance imaging in central nervous system tuberculosis

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 256-265

  Trivedi, Richa ^a   Saksena, Sona ^a   Gupta, Rakesh K ^a  

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

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Magnetic resonance imaging; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

BRAIN ABSCESS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUBERCULOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; INTRACRANIAL TUBERCULOMA; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEUROIMAGING; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS; TUBERCULOUS SPONDYLITIS; VASCULITIS;

EID: 71049133481     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.57205     Document Type: Review

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