In vivo and in vitro MR spectroscopic profile of central neurocytomas

Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 256-260

  Jayasundar, Rama ^a   Shah, Tariq ^a   Vaishya, Sandeep ^a   Singh, Virender P ^a   Sarkar, Chitra ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Central neurocytoma (CNC); Glycine; Intraventricular tumor; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS); N acetylaspartate (NAA)

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; GLYCINE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID; PHOSPHORYLCHOLINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER SURGERY; CASE REPORT; GRAY MATTER; HUMAN; IMAGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROEPITHELIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHOSPHORUS NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SPECTROSCOPY;

ADULT; CEREBRAL VENTRICLE NEOPLASMS; CEREBRAL VENTRICLES; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; NEUROCYTOMA;

EID: 0037305140     PISSN: 10531807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmri.10252     Document Type: Article

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