MR imaging study of edema-like change along the optic tract in patients with pituitary region tumors

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 336-342

  Saeki, Naokatsu ^a   Uchino, Yoshio ^a   Murai, Hisayuki ^a   Kubota, Motoo ^a   Isobe, Kouichi ^a   Uno, Takashi ^a   Sunami, Kenro ^b   Yamaura, Akira ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b JFE Kawatetsu Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDEMA; FEMALE; FLUID RETENTION; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADENOMA; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERSTITIAL FLUID; LYMPHOMA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC TRACT; SCHOOL CHILD; SUBARACHNOID SPACE; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADENOMA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CRANIOPHARYNGIOMA; DECOMPRESSION, SURGICAL; EDEMA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; OPTIC NERVE DISEASES; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY NEOPLASMS; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS;

EID: 0037344614     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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