Diagnostic value of contrast-enhanced fluid-attenuated inversion-recovery MRI for intracranial tumors in comparison with post-contrast T1W spin-echo MRI

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 119, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 467-473

  Zhou, Zheng Rong ^a   Shen, Tian Zhen ^a   Chen, Xing Rong ^a   Peng, Wei Jun ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Brain neoplasms; Computer assisted; Image processing; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; CONTRAST MEDIUM; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN RADIOGRAPHY; CANCER PATIENT; CHILD; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GRAY MATTER; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; LATERAL BRAIN VENTRICLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT REFERRAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; WHITE MATTER; BRAIN TUMOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33645992787     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200603020-00006     Document Type: Article

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