MR imaging of pial melanosis secondary to a posterior fossa melanotic ependymoma

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 804-808

  Albayram, Sait ^a   Urger, Efsun ^a   Oz, Buge ^a   Kafadar, Ali ^a   Islak, Civan ^b   Kocer, Naci ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Cerrahpasa Medical School ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; HEMOSIDERIN; MELANIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPENDYMOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; MELANOSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR CRANIAL FOSSA TUMOR;

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MELANOSIS; PIA MATER;

EID: 30544448854     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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