MRI evaluation of neurofibromatosis 2 patients: A standardized approach for accuracy in interpretation

Otology and Neurotology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 733-740

  Slattery, William H ^a,d   Lev, Michael H ^c   Fisher, Laurel M ^a   Connell, Sarah S ^b   Iqbal, Zarina ^a   Go, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acquisition protocol; Internal auditory canal; Magnetic resonance imaging; Neurofibromatosis type 2; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ACQUISITION PROTOCOL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE PROCESSING; INTERNAL AUDITORY CANAL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPEARMAN RHO INTEROBSERVER ASSOCIATION COEFFICIENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TUMOR VOLUME; VESTIBULAR NERVE; VESTIBULAR SCHWANNOMA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2; OBSERVER VARIATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 22644436060     PISSN: 15317129     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.mao.0000169048.15889.80     Document Type: Article

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