MR features of peripheral nerve sheath tumors: Can a calculated index compete with radiologist's experience?

European Radiology

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 250-257

  Simoens, W A ^a   Wuyts, F L ^a   De Beuckeleer, L H ^a   Vandevenne, J E ^a   Bloem, J L ^a   De Schepper, A M A ^a  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

MR; Neoplasms; Nerves; Nervous system; Soft tissue; Statistical analysis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROGENIC TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PERIPHERAL NERVE TUMOR; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RADIOLOGIST; RANDOMIZATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0034879944     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003300000552     Document Type: Article

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