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An analysis of 113 intracranial infections

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The location, source of infection, and CT characteristics of 90 intracerebral abscesses and 23 subdural empyemas are reported with special regard to capsule enhancement and surrounding cerebral edema.

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  1. Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Johannesburg General Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

    A. Danziger & H. Price

  2. Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA

    M. M. Schechter

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Danziger, A., Price, H. & Schechter, M.M. An analysis of 113 intracranial infections. Neuroradiology 19, 31–34 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00369085

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