MR evaluation of dural ectasia in Marfan syndrome: Reassessment of the established criteria in children, adolescents, and young adults

Radiology

Volumn 234, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 535-541

  Habermann, Christian R ^a   Weiss, Florian ^a   Schoder, Volker ^a   Cramer, Miriam C ^a   Kemper, Joern ^a   Wittkugel, Oliver ^a   Adam, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; MENINX DISORDER; NERVE ROOT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DILATATION, PATHOLOGIC; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MARFAN SYNDROME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 12344259538     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiol.2342031497     Document Type: Article

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