Neuroradiology of pediatric posterior fossa medulloblastoma

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 23-34

  Blaser, S I ^a   Harwood Nash, D C F ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasms; Children; Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance; Medulloblastoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; REVIEW;

ADULT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEOPLASM METASTASIS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0029896804     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00165515     Document Type: Review

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