Case series: Diffusion weighted MRI appearance in prostatic abscess

Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 46-48

  Singh, Paramjeet ^a   Yadav, Mukesh K ^a   Singh, Shrawan K ^a   Lal, Anupam ^a   Khandelwal, Niranjan ^a  

^a POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; diffusion weighted imaging; magnetic resonance imaging; prostatic abscess; transrectal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATITIS; URINALYSIS;

EID: 79551602799     PISSN: 09713026     EISSN: 19983808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0971-3026.76054     Document Type: Article

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