MRI in detection of brain metastases at initial staging of small-cell lung cancer

Neuroradiology

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 207-210

  Van De Pol, M ^a   Van Oosterhout, A G M ^a   Wilmink, J T ^a   Ten Velde, G P M ^a   Twijnstra, A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Brain metastasis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Small cell lung cancer; Staging

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WHITE MATTER;

EID: 0029872682     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00596529     Document Type: Article

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