Analysis of the utility of diffusion-weighted MRI and apparent diffusion coefficient values in distinguishing central nervous system toxoplasmosis from lymphoma.

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Published in Neuroradiology on September 01, 2006

Authors

Paul C Schroeder1, M Judith Donovan Post, Elizabeth Oschatz, Alfred Stadler, Jocelyn Bruce-Gregorios, Majda M Thurnher

Author Affiliations

1: Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.

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