The role of 3D volumetric MR sequences in diagnosing intraventricular neurocysticercosis: Preliminar results;Papel das sequencias volumétricas 3D de RM no diagnóstico da neurocisticercose intraventricular: Resultados preliminares

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 74-78

  Frota Mont'Alverne Filho, Francisco Edward ^a   dos Ramos Machado, Luís ^a   Lucato, Leandro Tavares ^a   Leite, Claudia Costa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

FIESTA; Intraventricular neurocysticercosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; SPGR

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROCYSTICERCOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING;

EID: 79952336332     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2011000100015     Document Type: Article

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