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Differentiation of Tuberculous from Pyogenic Brain Abscesses with In Vivo Proton MR Spectroscopy and Magnetization Transfer MR Imaging
Rakesh K. Gupta, Davender K. Vatsal, Nuzat Husain, Sanjeev Chawla, Kashi N. Prasad, Raja Roy, Rajesh Kumar, Deepak Jha and Mazhar Husain
American Journal of Neuroradiology September 2001, 22 (8) 1503-1509;
Rakesh K. Gupta
Davender K. Vatsal
Nuzat Husain
Sanjeev Chawla
Kashi N. Prasad
Raja Roy
Rajesh Kumar
Deepak Jha
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Differentiation of Tuberculous from Pyogenic Brain Abscesses with In Vivo Proton MR Spectroscopy and Magnetization Transfer MR Imaging
Rakesh K. Gupta, Davender K. Vatsal, Nuzat Husain, Sanjeev Chawla, Kashi N. Prasad, Raja Roy, Rajesh Kumar, Deepak Jha, Mazhar Husain
American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2001, 22 (8) 1503-1509;
Differentiation of Tuberculous from Pyogenic Brain Abscesses with In Vivo Proton MR Spectroscopy and Magnetization Transfer MR Imaging
Rakesh K. Gupta, Davender K. Vatsal, Nuzat Husain, Sanjeev Chawla, Kashi N. Prasad, Raja Roy, Rajesh Kumar, Deepak Jha, Mazhar Husain
American Journal of Neuroradiology Sep 2001, 22 (8) 1503-1509;
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