European Journal of Radiology
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 211-214 , February 2010

The value of brain CT findings in acute methanol toxicity

  • Morteza Sanei Taheri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Shohada Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Poison Control Center, Loghman-Hakim Poison Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Radiology, Shohada Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tajrish Sq., Tehran, Iran. Tel.: +98 912 1260976.
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  • Hossein Hassanian Moghaddam

      Affiliations

    • Poison Control Center, Loghman-Hakim Poison Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • ,
  • Yashar Moharamzad

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Shohada Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • ,
  • Shahrzad Dadgari

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Shohada Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
    • ,
  • Vahideh Nahvi

      Affiliations

    • Poison Control Center, Loghman-Hakim Poison Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Received 24 April 2008 ,Revised 17 July 2008 ,Accepted 10 November 2008.

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PII: S0720-048X(08)00628-1

doi: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.11.006

European Journal of Radiology
Volume 73, Issue 2 , Pages 211-214 , February 2010

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