Intramedullary and spinal canal tumors in patients with neurofibromatosis 2: MR imaging findings and correlation with genotype

Radiology

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 434-442

  Patronas, N J ^a   Courcoutsakis, N ^a   Bromley, C M ^a   Katzman, G L ^a   MacCollin, M ^a   Parry, D M ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Genes and genetics; Neurofibromatosis; Spinal cord, MR; Spinal cord, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL CORD TUMOR; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR GROWTH; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 0035142218     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.218.2.r01fe40434     Document Type: Article

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