Focal T2 hyperintensity in the dorsal brain stem in patients with vestibular schwannoma

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1307-1311

  Okamoto, Kouichirou ^a   Furusawa, T ^b   Ishikawa, K ^b   Sasai, K ^b   Tokiguchi, S ^c  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NIIGATA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL AND DENTAL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^c Department of Neurology   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CHORDOMA; EPIDERMOID CYST; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; NEURILEMOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR GROWTH; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA; PATHOLOGY; PONS ANGLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLOPONTINE ANGLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC;

EID: 33747383563     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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