Serial MR and CT features of primary germinoma originating in the basal ganglia

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 162-164

  Sakai, Keiichi ^a,b   Shigeta, Hiroaki ^a  

^a NAGANO CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b SHINSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Basal ganglia; Computed tomography scan; Germinoma; Magnetic resonance image; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 10644243691     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0967-5868(99)90086-3     Document Type: Article

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