Tuberculum Sellae Meningiomas: Clinical Manifestation, Radiologic Diagnosis, Surgery and Visual Outcome

Chinese Medical Journal (Taipei)

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-7

  Leu, Ching Hsiang ^a,b   Hu, Tzer Liang ^b   Shen, Chiung Chyi ^b   Wang, Yeou Chih ^b  

^a Army 802 General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Meningioma; Suprasellar; Tuberculum sellae

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VISION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VISION;

EID: 2442574884     PISSN: 05781337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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