Intramedullary cavernous haemangiomas: Clinical features, imaging diagnosis, surgical resection and outcome

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 212-216

  Tu, Yong Kwang ^a   Liu, Hon Man ^a   Chen, Shiu Jau ^a   Lin, Swei Ming ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Haemangioma; Magnetic resonance; Outcome; Spinal cord; Surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 0006336157     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(99)90505-2     Document Type: Article

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