Detection of CSF leaks with magnetic resonance imaging in intracranial hypotension syndrome

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 175-177

  Algin, Oktay ^a   Taskapilioglu, Ozlem ^b   Zan, Elcin ^a   Hakyemez, Bahattin ^b   Karaoglanoglu, Mustafa ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood patch; Cerebrospinal fluid leak; Intracranial hypotension; MR myelography; Postural headache; Spinal magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; LIQUORRHEA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE MYELOGRAPHY; MALE; MYELOGRAPHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; THORACOLUMBAR SPINE;

ADULT; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID RHINORRHEA; CONTRAST MEDIA; EXTRAVASATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC MATERIALS; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTRACRANIAL HYPOTENSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; SYNDROME;

EID: 79959853709     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: 17730406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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