Perfusion-sensitive MRI of pilocytic astrocytomas: Initial results

Neuroradiology

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 545-550

  Grand, Sylvie D ^a   Kremer, Stéphane ^b   Tropres, Irène M ^c   Hoffmann, Dominique M ^a   Chabardes, Stephan J ^a   Lefournier, Virginie ^a   Berger, François R ^d   Pasteris, Caroline ^d   Krainik, Alexandre ^a   Pasquier, Basile M ^a   Peoch, Michel ^e   Bas, Jean François ^a  

^a HÔPITAL MICHALLON   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DE HAUTEPIERRE   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e Centre Hospitalo Universitaire   (France)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Perfusion imaging; Pilocytic astrocytoma

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR VASCULARIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34447103495     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-006-0204-y     Document Type: Article

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