Surveillance imaging strategies following surgery and/or radiotherapy for childhood cerebellar low-grade astrocytoma

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 172-178

  Saunders, Dawn E ^a   Phipps, Kim P ^b   Wade, Angela M ^b   Hayward, Richard D ^b  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Brain neoplasm; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pediatric neurosurgery; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Prognostic factor; Surveillance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER GRADING; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TUMOR GROWTH; CANCER STAGING; CEREBELLUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RADIOGRAPHY; REMISSION; TIME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASM, RESIDUAL; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 26944452888     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.2.0172     Document Type: Article

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