Accuracy of MRI in characterization of soft tissue tumors and tumor-like lesions. A prospective study in 548 patients

European Radiology

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2320-2330

  Gielen, Jan L M A ^a   De Schepper, Arthur M ^a   Vanhoenacker, Filip ^a   Parizel, Paul M ^a   Wang, Xiaoling L ^a   Sciot, Raf ^b   Weyler, Joost ^c  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b University Hospital Louvain   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Prospective study; Soft tissue sarcoma; Soft tissue tumors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BENIGN TUMOR; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDICAL EXPERT; NEWBORN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHENOTYPE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE TUMOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOFT TISSUE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 11244331258     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-004-2431-0     Document Type: Review

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