Middle cranial fossa arachnoid cysts: Not always a benign entity

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 71, Issue APR., 1998, Pages 441-443

  Callaway, M P ^a   Renowden, S A ^a   Lewis, T T ^a   Bradshaw, J ^a   Malcolm, G ^a   Coakham, H ^a  

^a FRENCHAY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ARACHNOID CYST; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRANIOTOMY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCY SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; MIDDLE CRANIAL FOSSA; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 0031954834     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.71.844.9659139     Document Type: Article

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