Neuroimaging findings in a suprasellar granular cell tumor

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 26-29

  Wilkinson, Mark D ^a   Fulham, Michael J ^a   Besser, Michael ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

18 F fluorodeoxyglucose; Granular cell tumor; Hypothalamus; Pituitary tumor; Positron emission tomography

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRONS; TUMORS;

18-F FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; F-FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE-POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHIES; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; GRANULAR CELLS; HYPOTHALAMUS; PITUITARY TUMOR; STRIATUM; VASCULAR TUMOR;

POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CORPUS STRIATUM; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GRANULAR CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR;

EID: 0037257242     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200301000-00005     Document Type: Article

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