Advanced MR imaging in Lhermitte-Duclos disease: Moving closer to pathology and pathophysiology

Neuroradiology

Volumn 49, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 733-738

  Thomas, B ^a   Krishnamoorthy, T ^a   Radhakrishnan, V V ^a   Kesavadas, C ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Dysplastic cerebellar gangliocytoma; Lhermitte Duclos disease; MRI; Pathology; Susceptibility weighted imaging

Indexed keywords

LACTIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD FLOW; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CHIARI FROMMEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LHERMITTE DUCLOS DISEASE; MALE; NECK PAIN; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PARESTHESIA; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYRINGOMYELIA;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBELLAR NEOPLASMS; CEREBROVASCULAR CIRCULATION; FEMALE; GANGLIONEUROMA; HAMARTOMA SYNDROME, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 34548533551     PISSN: 00283940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00234-007-0241-1     Document Type: Article

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