Schwannoma of the brachial plexus: Cross-sectional imaging diagnosis using CT, sonography, and MR imaging

European Radiology

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 1872-1875

  Rettenbacher, Thomas ^a   Sögner, Peter ^a   Springer, Peter ^a   Fiegl, Michael ^b   Hussl, Heribert ^a   zur Nedden, Dieter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Brachial plexus; CT; MR imaging; Schwannoma; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; CASE REPORT; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HODGKIN DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NERVE ROOT; NERVE SURGERY; NERVE TUMOR; NEURILEMOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOFT TISSUE;

ADULT; BRACHIAL PLEXUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NEURILEMMOMA; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0043136303     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-002-1680-z     Document Type: Article

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