Radiological reasoning: Hyperintensity of the basal ganglia and cortex on FLAIR and diffusion-weighted imaging

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 195, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2010, Pages

  Beltz, Eric E ^a   Mullins, Mark E ^b  

^a Northwest Radiology Network   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Brain MRI; Carbon monoxide; Cerebral hypoxic encephalopathy; Encephalitis; Hypoglycemia; Illicit drugs; Toxins

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE;

ARTICLE; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DRUG ABUSE; HEMOLYTIC UREMIC SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPOGLYCEMIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTOXICATION; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR DISEASE;

ACUTE DISEASE; BASAL GANGLIA; BRAIN DISEASES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NEAR DROWNING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77958578200     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.07.7089     Document Type: Article

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