Interest of MR perfusion and MR spectroscopy for the diagnostic of atypical cerebral toxoplasmosis;Apport de l'IRM de perfusion et de la spectroscopie dans le diagnostic de toxoplasmose cérébrale atypique

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 68-71

  Barcelo, C ^a   Catalaa, I ^a   Loubes Lacroix, F ^a   Cognard, C ^a   Bonneville, F ^a  

^a CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Brain stem; Cerebral toxoplasmosis; HIV; MR perfusion; MR spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; BREAST CANCER; CASE REPORT; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; LYMPHOCYTOPENIA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PONS; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

AGED; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CEREBRAL;

EID: 77649187451     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2009.05.004     Document Type: Article

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