MRI in the diagnosis of Rathke's cleft cyst;IRM dans le diagnostic des kystes de la poche de rathke

Journal de Radiologie

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 699-704

  Mnif, N ^a   Hamrouni, A ^b   Iffenecker, C ^b   Oueslati, S ^b   Fruexer, F ^b   Doyon, D ^b   Hamza, R ^b  

^a CHARLES NICOLLE HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Imaging; MRI; Rathke's Cleft Cyst

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CYST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; RATHKE CLEFT CYST; SELLA TURCICA TUMOR; SIGNAL DETECTION; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM CYSTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0041808974     PISSN: 02210363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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