Longitudinal MR spectroscopic imaging of pediatric diffuse pontine tumors to assess tumor aggression and progression

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 806-809

  Thakur, S B ^a   Karimi, S ^a   Dunkel, I J ^a   Koutcher, J A ^a   Huang, Wei ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CREATINE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; PROGNOSIS; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; RADIATION DOSE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM; BRAIN STEM TUMOR; CHILD; DISEASE COURSE; METHODOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE;

EID: 33748050797     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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