Role of magnetic susceptibility weighted imaging in evaluation of brain lesions

Introduction: Susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI) is a new method in MR imaging. SWI detects the signal loss created by disturbance of a homogeneous magnetic field; these disturbances can be caused by paramagnetic, ferromagnetic, or diamagnetic substances. There are many neurologic conditions that...

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Main Authors: Mohamed Masoud Radwan, Reda A. Darwish, Abd El Aziz M. El Nekiedy, Sherif A. Shama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2011-12-01
Series:Alexandria Journal of Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2090506811000376