The role of diffusion-weighted echo planar mri in central nervous system infections regarding etiopathogeneses

Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 257-262

  Kiroǧlu, Yilmaz ^a   Karabulut, Nevzat ^a   Alkan, Alpay ^b  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Central nervous system; Diffusion weighted mri; Infection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MENINGITIS; NEUROIMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; HUMANS;

EID: 78650133958     PISSN: 13053825     EISSN: 13053612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4261/1305-3825.DIR.2564-09.1     Document Type: Article

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