European Journal of Radiology
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 1-4 , October 2002

Purulent meningitis with unusual diffusion-weighted MRI findings

  • M Abe

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Fukui Red Cross Hospital, 2-4-1 Tsukimi, Fukui 918-8501, Japan
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  • Y Takayama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Fukui Red Cross Hospital, 2-4-1 Tsukimi, Fukui 918-8501, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-0776-36-3630; fax: +81-0776-36-4133
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  • H Yamashita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Fukui Red Cross Hospital, 2-4-1 Tsukimi, Fukui 918-8501, Japan
    • ,
  • M Noguchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Fukui Red Cross Hospital, 2-4-1 Tsukimi, Fukui 918-8501, Japan
    • ,
  • T Sagoh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Fukui Red Cross Hospital, 2-4-1 Tsukimi, Fukui 918-8501, Japan

Received 4 August 2001 ,Revised 9 November 2001 ,Accepted 12 November 2001.

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European Journal of Radiology
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 1-4 , October 2002

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