Magnetic resonance imaging of vaginal malignant melanoma

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 357-360

  Kim, Hyun ^a   Jung, Seung Eun ^b   Lee, Eun Hee ^a   Kang, Si Won ^a  

^a Daejeon St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

^b The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Melanoma; Neoplasm; Vagina

Indexed keywords

DERMATOLOGY; MAGNETISM; ONCOLOGY; RESONANCE; TUMORS;

HIGH SIGNALS; LATERAL WALLS; LOW SIGNAL INTENSITY; MALIGNANT MELANOMA; MELANOMA; NEOPLASM; SIGNAL INTENSITIES; T1-WEIGHTED; T2 WEIGHTED; VAGINA;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MELANOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PELVIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINA DISEASE; VAGINA TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW; VAGINA;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MELANOMA; MIDDLE AGED; VAGINA; VAGINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0037485646     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200305000-00010     Document Type: Article

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