European Journal of Radiology
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 441-449 , March 2005

Implications of post-gadolinium MRI results in 13 cases with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome

  • Mehmet Sahin Ugurel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Gulhane Military Medical Academy & Medical Faculty, Ankara 06018, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Present address: Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Department of Radiology, Etlik, Ankara 06018, Turkey. Tel.: +90 312 304 4713; fax: +90 312 326 0551.
    • ,
  • Minako Hayakawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, University of Iowa-College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA

Received 25 May 2004 ,Accepted 31 May 2004.

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PII: S0720-048X(04)00193-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2004.05.015

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 53, Issue 3 , Pages 441-449 , March 2005

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