Histological heterogeneity of neuroradiologically suspected adult low grade gliomas detected by xenon enhanced computerized tomography (CT)

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 138, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1341-1347

  Roessler, K ^a   Nasel, C ^a   Czech, T ^a   Matula, Ch ^a   Lassmann, H ^b   Koos, W Th ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Histological grading; Low grade gliomas; Stereotactic biopsy; Xenon CT

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; XENON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TOMOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; NEURORADIOLOGY; OLIGODENDROGLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEIZURE;

EID: 0029848956     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01411065     Document Type: Article

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