Differentiation between solitary brain metastasis and high-grade glioma by diffusion tensor imaging

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 78, Issue 930, 2005, Pages 533-537

  Tsuchiya, K ^a   Fujikawa, A ^a   Nakajima, M ^a   Honya, K ^a  

^a KYORIN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GLIOMA; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; WHITE MATTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANISOTROPY; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 20744447214     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/68749637     Document Type: Article

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