T2 *-weighted MR angiography substantially increases the detection of hemorrhage in the wall of brain abscess: Implications in clinical interpretation

Neuroradiology

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 565-572

  Gupta, Rakesh Kumar ^a   Tomar, Vaishali ^a   Awasthi, Rishi ^a   Yadav, Abhishek ^a   Husain, Nuzhat ^b   Bharadwaj, Vikas ^b   Ojha, Bal K ^b   Behari, Sanjay ^a   Prasad, Kashi N ^a   Rathore, Ram Kishore Singh ^c  

^a SANJAY GANDHI POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

^b KING GEORGE'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Brain abscess; Diffusion tensor imaging; Hemorrhage; Iron; T2 * weighted angiography (SWAN) imaging

Indexed keywords

COLLAGEN FIBER; FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; GADODIAMIDE; IRON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTEROIDES; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN SURGERY; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LINEAR ANISOTROPY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUS; SCHOOL CHILD; SPHERICAL ANISOTROPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS; BRAIN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN; BRAIN ABSCESS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84862850406     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: 14321920     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-011-0952-1     Document Type: Article

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