Supratentorial diffuse astrocytic tumours: Proposal of an MRI classification

European Radiology

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 395-399

  Pierallini, A ^a   Bonamini, M ^a   Bozzao, A ^b   Pantano, P ^a   Di Stefano, D ^b   Ferone, E ^b   Raguso, M ^c   Bosman, C ^b   Bozzao, L ^a,b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma grading; Classification; Glioblastoma; MRI

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN; BRAIN TUMOR; CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SUPRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0030628012     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300050173     Document Type: Article

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