T2 weighted MRI in assessment of volume changes during radiotherapy of high grade gliomas

Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 235-238

  Shukla, Divya ^a   Huilgol, Nagraj G ^a   Naresh, Trivedi ^a   Mekala, C ^a  

^a DR BALABHAI NANAVATI HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

High grade gliomas; Radiotherapy; Tumor volumes

Indexed keywords

EID: 31344468580     PISSN: 09731482     EISSN: 09731482     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0973-1482.19601     Document Type: Article

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