Childhood optic chiasm gliomas: Radiographic response following radiotherapy and long-term clinical outcome

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 579-587

  Tao, May L ^a   Barnes, Patrick D ^a   Billett, Amy L ^b   Leong, Traci ^b   Shrieve, Dennis C ^a   Scott, R Michael ^a   Tarbell, Nancy J ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Glioma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Optic chiasm; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CONTROL; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; MULTIMODALITY CANCER THERAPY; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURVIVAL RATE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN DISEASES; CALCINOSIS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIAL NERVE NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM DISEASES; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; LEARNING DISORDERS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; OPTIC CHIASM; RADIATION INJURIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 0030921522     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0360-3016(97)00359-3     Document Type: Article

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