From the archives of the AFIP neoplasms of the spinal cord and filum terminale: Radiologie-pathologie correlation

Radiographics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1721-1749

  Koeller, Kelly K ^a,b   Rosenblum, R Scott ^a   Morrison, Alan L ^a,b  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Spinal cord, MR, 30.1214; Spinal cord, neoplasms, 30.32, 30.33, 30.363; Spinal cord, US, 30.1298

Indexed keywords

CAUDA EQUINA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMAN; PATHOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

CAUDA EQUINA; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034328581     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiographics.20.6.g00nv151721     Document Type: Article

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