Retroclival ecchordosis physaliphora: MR imaging and review of the literature

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1851-1855

  Mehnert, Florian ^a   Beschorner, Rudi ^a   Küker, Wilhelm ^a   Hahn, Ulrich ^a   Nägele, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOPSY; BENIGN TUMOR; CHORDOMA; CLIVUS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ECCHORDOSIS PHYSALIPHORA; HUMAN; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; REVIEW; SKULL BASE; SKULL BASE TUMOR; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CHORISTOMA; FEMALE; INCIDENTAL FINDING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTOCHORD; POSTERIOR FOSSA;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHORDOMA; CHORISTOMA; CRANIAL FOSSA, POSTERIOR; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENTAL FINDINGS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOTOCHORD;

EID: 16644361818     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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