The dural tail sign in the diagnosis of meningiomas

Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 297-302

  Graham, John P ^a   Newell, Susan M ^a   Voges, Andra K ^a   Roberts, Gregory D ^a   Harrison, Jay M ^b  

^a University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Dog; Dural tail; Gadolinium DTPA; Magnetic resonance imaging; Meningioma

Indexed keywords

CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; TOXOPLASMA;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; DURA MATER; GLIOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MENINGIOMA; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARASITOLOGY; PATHOLOGY; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VIROLOGY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DISTEMPER; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; DURA MATER; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; GADOLINIUM DTPA; GLIOMA; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CEREBRAL;

EID: 0032116812     PISSN: 10588183     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-8261.1998.tb01609.x     Document Type: Article

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