Efficacy of fast screening MR in children and adolescents with suspected intracranial tumors

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 529-534

  Medina, L Santiago ^a   Zurakowski, David ^a   Strife, Katherine R ^a   Robertson, Richard L ^a   Poussaint, Tina Young ^a   Barnes, Patrick D ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SCREENING TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 20644443697     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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