Proton MR spectroscopy of gliomatosis cerebri: Case report of elevated myoinositol with normal choline levels

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 946-951

  Saraf Lavi, Efrat ^a   Bowen, Brian C ^a   Pattany, Pradip M ^a   Sklar, Evelyn M L ^a   Murdoch, James B ^b   Petito, Carol K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CREATINE; INOSITOL;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; GLIOSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NEUROCHEMISTRY; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHOLINE; CREATINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INOSITOL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; NEOPLASMS, NEUROEPITHELIAL;

EID: 0038517038     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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