Radiation-induced brain calcification: Paradoxical high signal intensity in T1-weighted MR images

Acta Neurochirurgica

Volumn 142, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 801-804

  Suzuki, Satoshi ^a   Nishio, S ^b   Takata, K ^a   Morioka, T ^b   Fukui, M ^b  

^a SHIN KOGA HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Calcification; Mineralising micro angiopathy; MR; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; ETOPOSIDE; IFOSFAMIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CALCINOSIS; CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY;

EID: 0033924130     PISSN: 00016268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007010070095     Document Type: Article

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