Langerhans' cell histiocytosis of the spine: Use of MRI in guiding biopsy

Skeletal Radiology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 673-676

  Kaplan, G R ^a   Saifuddin, A ^a   Pringle, J A S ^a   Noordeen, M H ^a   Mehta, M H ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Langerhans' cell histiocytosis; MRI; Spine

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; BONE MARROW; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HEALING; HISTIOCYTOSIS; HUMAN; LANGERHANS CELL; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPINE DISEASE; VERTEBRA BODY;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HISTIOCYTOSIS, LANGERHANS-CELL; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RADIOLOGY, INTERVENTIONAL; SACRUM; SPINAL DISEASES; THORACIC VERTEBRAE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032426788     PISSN: 03642348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002560050457     Document Type: Article

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