Observer reliability in histological grading of astrocytoma stereotactic biopsies

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 85, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1091-1094

  Mittler, Mark A ^b   Walters, Beverly C ^a   Stopa, Edward G ^b  

^a MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

astrocytoma; brain tumor grading systems; observer variability; reliability; stereotactic biopsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; STEREOTAXIC SURGERY; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0029969774     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.1996.85.6.1091     Document Type: Article

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