Comparison of CT and MRI in diagnosis of cerebrospinal leak induced by multiple fractures of skull base

Radiology and Oncology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 91-96

  Wang, Xuhui ^a   Xu, Minhui ^a   Liang, Hong ^a   Xu, Lunshan ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

cerebrospinal leak; CT; diagnosis; MRI; multiple basilar skull fracture

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; TRANSFERRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BETA 2 TRANSFERRIN; CISTERNOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LIQUORRHEA; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANASAL SINUS; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKULL BASE FRACTURE; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; THREE DIMENSIONAL IMAGING; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 79958156581     PISSN: 13182099     EISSN: 15813207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10019-011-0007-6     Document Type: Article

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