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| rdf:type | |
| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
9
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1997-5-23
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| pubmed:abstractText |
Diagnostic difficulties in discriminating brain abscess from necrotic or cystic tumors using conventional CT and MRI have been reported. In this article, we examine the diagnostic ability of diffusion-weighted imaging to discriminate brain abscess from necrotic or cystic tumors. In previous reports, necrotic or cystic tumors show low signal intensity in diffusion-weighted imaging, indicating a high apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC). In contrast, in our study, high signal intensity was observed in the abscess fluid, associated with low ADC.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0730-725X
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
14
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
1113-6
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:9071004-Brain Abscess,
pubmed-meshheading:9071004-Brain Neoplasms,
pubmed-meshheading:9071004-Cysts,
pubmed-meshheading:9071004-Diagnosis, Differential,
pubmed-meshheading:9071004-Echo-Planar Imaging,
pubmed-meshheading:9071004-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:9071004-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:9071004-Middle Aged,
pubmed-meshheading:9071004-Necrosis
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| pubmed:year |
1996
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Discrimination of brain abscess from necrotic or cystic tumors by diffusion-weighted echo planar imaging.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Neurosurgery, Meiji College of Oriental Medicine, Kyoto, Japan.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Case Reports,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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