Diffusion MR imaging in glioma: Does it have any role in the pre-operation determination of grading of glioma?

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 219-225

  Lam, W W M ^a   Poon, W S ^a   Metreweli, C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Brain; Diffusion weighted images; Glioma; Magnetic resonance; Tumour

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID TUMOR;

EID: 0036520831     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/crad.2001.0741     Document Type: Article

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