Glioblastoma multiforme with diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging characteristics mimicking primary brain lymphoma: Case report

Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 132-135

  Toh, Cheng Hong ^a   Chen, Yao Liang ^b   Hsieh, Tsung Che ^b   Jung, Shih Ming ^b   Wong, Ho Fai ^b   Ng, Shu Hang ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging; Glioblastoma multiforme; Magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BIOPSY; BRAIN LYMPHOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; MALE;

EID: 33745560499     PISSN: 00223085     EISSN: 00223085     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/jns.2006.105.1.132     Document Type: Article

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