Computerized Medical Imaging and Graphics
Volume 27, Issue 6 , Pages 489-492 , November 2003

CT and MR findings of brain aspergillosis

  • Takashi Okafuji

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Department of Clinical Radiology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higash-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan. Tel.: +81-92-642-5695; fax: +81-92-642-5708
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  • Hidetake Yabuuchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan
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  • Yoshihisa Nagatoshi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan
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  • Youichi Hattanda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, National Kyushu Cancer Center, 3-1-1 Notame, Minami-ku, Fukuoka 811-1395, Japan
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  • Tatsuro Fukuya

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, National Oita Hospital, 2-11-45 Yokota, Oita 870-0263, Japan

Received 20 August 2002 ,Accepted 11 February 2003.

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PII: S0895-6111(03)00033-8

doi: 10.1016/S0895-6111(03)00033-8

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