Comparison of MR spectroscopy and MR imaging with contrast agent in children with cerebral astrocytomas

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 408-412

  Dezortová, Monika ^a   Hájek, Milan ^a   Čáp, František ^a   Babiš, Milan ^a   Tichý, Michal ^b   Vymazal, Josef ^c  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL MOTOL   (Czech Republic)

^c NA HOMOLCE HOSPITAL   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

1H MR spectroscopy; Astrocytoma; Gd DTPA enhancement; Human brain; Lactate; Lipids

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; LACTIC ACID; LIPID;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CHILD; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TUMOR NECROSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; INFANT; LACTIC ACID; LIPID METABOLISM; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 0344604503     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050426     Document Type: Article

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