Variation of post-treatment H-MRSI choline signal intensity in pediatric gliomas

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 291-298

  Lazareff, Jorge A ^a   Gupta, Rakesh K ^a   Alger, Jeffry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Choline; Low grade astrocytoma; Pediatric; Proton spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CHOLINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLOW UP; GLIOMA; HUMAN; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR VOLUME;

ASTROCYTOMA; BIOPSY; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032944188     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006120623949     Document Type: Article

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