Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 194-200 , February 2010

Correlation of CSF Proinflammatory Cytokines with MRI in Tuberculous Meningitis

  • Abhishek Yadav, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226014, India
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  • Chaynika Chaudhary, MBBS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226014, India
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  • Anuradha H. Keshavan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Atul Agarwal, DM

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Chhatrapati Sahuji Maharaj Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Sanjay Verma, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Kashi N. Prasad, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226014, India
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  • Ram Kishore S. Rathore, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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  • Richa Trivedi, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226014, India
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  • Rakesh K. Gupta, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiodiagnosis, Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli Road, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 226014, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: R.K.G.

Received 26 August 2009 ,Revised 26 August 2009 ,Accepted 10 September 2009.

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 Supported by the Life Sciences Research Board (Grant No. LSRB-129/2007-08), DRDO, New Delhi, India. Abhishek Yadav acknowledges financial assistance from the Life Sciences Research Board, DRDO, New Delhi, India.

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doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2009.09.017

Academic Radiology
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 194-200 , February 2010

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