Neuroimaging-detected late transient treatment-induced lesions in pediatric patients with brain tumors

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 102 PEDIATRICS, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 179-186

  Helton, Kathleen J ^a   Edwards, Michael ^b   Steen, R Grant ^b   Merchant, Thomas E ^b   Sapp, Mark V ^b   Boop, Frederick A ^b   Langston, James ^b  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Late delayed radiation effect; Pediatric brain tumor; Pediatric neurosurgery; Radiation dosimetry; Transient treatment effect; Treatment effect

Indexed keywords

CARBOPLATIN; CISPLATIN; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; ETOPOSIDE; LOMUSTINE; PROCARBAZINE; THIOTEPA; TOPOTECAN; VINCRISTINE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; EPENDYMOMA; GLIOBLASTOMA; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROECTODERM TUMOR; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION DOSE; RADIATION NECROSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN; BRAIN TUMOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RADIOTHERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TIME;

ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BRAIN; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOTHERAPY; RADIOTHERAPY DOSAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 26944479741     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2005.102.2.0179     Document Type: Article

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