Definitive neuroradiological diagnostic features of tuberculous meningitis in children

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 34, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 876-885

  Andronikou, Savvas ^a   Smith, Bruce ^a   Hatherhill, Mark ^a   Douis, Hassan ^a   Wilmshurst, Jo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Children; CT; Infection; Meninges; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID CULTURE; CHILD; CHILD CARE; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DENSITY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; NEURORADIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS;

BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCEPHALUS; MALE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL;

EID: 7744225293     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-004-1237-1     Document Type: Article

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