MRI of primary meningeal sarcomas in two children: Differential diagnostic considerations

Neuroradiology

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 225-228

  Pfluger, T ^a   Weil, S ^a   Weis, S ^b   Bise, K ^b   Egger, J ^b   Hadorn, H B ^b   Hahn, K ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Sarcoma, meningeal; Tumours, intracranial, children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INFARCTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SARCOMA; VERTEBRAL CANAL;

CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGES; MENINGIOMA;

EID: 0030981344     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002340050399     Document Type: Article

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