Imaging Predictors of Intracranial Ependymomas

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 407-413

  Chen, Chi Jen ^a   Tseng, Ying Chi ^a   Hsu, Hui Ling ^a   Jung, Shih Ming ^b  

^a E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Computed tomography; Ependymomas; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

BIOMINERALIZATION; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; HAZARDS; MEDICAL IMAGING; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; TUMORS;

BRAIN TUMORS; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; EPENDYMOMA; MEDICAL RECORD; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PREOPERATIVE IMAGES; PROGNOSTIC FACTORS; PROGRESSION FREE SURVIVAL; SIZE-CONSISTENCY; TUMOR SIZE;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

BLEOMYCIN; CARBOPLATIN; CARMUSTINE; CISPLATIN; VINCRISTINE SULFATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; BRAIN SURGERY; CALCULATION; CANCER ADJUVANT THERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 2342609782     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200405000-00018     Document Type: Article

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