Cerebral microhemorrhages detected by susceptibility-weighted imaging in amateur boxers

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 99-102

  Hasiloglu, Z I ^a   Albayram, S ^a,c   Selcuk, H ^d   Ceyhan, E ^e   Delil, S ^b   Arkan, B ^c   Baskoy, L ^c  

^a Department of Radiology ^*  (Turkey)

^b Neuroradiology Division   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d BAKIRKOY DR SADI KONUK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^e KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOXING; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN VENTRICLE DILATATION; CAVUM SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; CEREBELLUM ATROPHY; CEREBRAL MICROHEMORRHAGE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DILATED PERIVASCULAR SPACE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERIVENTRICULAR AND SUBCORTICAL WHITE MATTER DISEASE; RANK SUM TEST; SUSCEPTIBILITY WEIGHTED IMAGING;

ADULT; BOXING; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; DIFFUSE AXONAL INJURY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651503362     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2250     Document Type: Article

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