MR characteristics of malignant spinal cord astrocytomas in children

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 290-293

  Kulkarni, Abhaya V ^a   Armstrong, Derek C ^a   Drake, James M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD CANCER;

EID: 0032716528     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100000408     Document Type: Article

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