Magnetic resonance imaging of pediatric brain tumors: State of the art

Topics in Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 411-433

  Poussaint, T Y ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Pediatric brain tumor

Indexed keywords

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; BRAIN TUMOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; EPENDYMOMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADOLESCENT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

EID: 0035668044     PISSN: 08993459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002142-200112000-00004     Document Type: Review

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