Diffusion-weighted MRI of abscess formations in children and young adults

World Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 229-234

  Neubauer, Henning ^a   Platzer, Isabel ^a   Mueller, Verena Rabea ^a   Meyer, Thomas ^a   Liese, Johannes ^a   Koestler, Herbert ^a   Hahn, Dietbert ^a   Beer, Meinrad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Abscess; Contrast medium; Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pediatric

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; HEART ABSCESS; HUMAN; INFANT; KIDNEY ABSCESS; LIVER ABSCESS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOFT TISSUE DISEASE; SPLEEN ABSCESS; URINALYSIS;

ABSCESS; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; ROC CURVE; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866250062     PISSN: 17088569     EISSN: 18670687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12519-012-0362-4     Document Type: Article

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