Postoperative evaluation for disseminated medulloblastoma involving the spine: Contrast-enhanced MR findings, CSF cytologic analysis, timing of disease occurrence, and patient outcomes

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1757-1765

  Meyers, S P ^a   Wildenhain, S L ^a   Chang, J K ^a   Bourekas, E C ^a   Beattie, P F ^a   Korones, D N ^a   Davis, D ^a   Pollack, I F ^a   Zimmerman, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYTOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE CANCER; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BONE MARROW NEOPLASMS; BONE NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; MIDDLE AGE; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; SPINAL NEOPLASMS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 0033776946     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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