Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy of pilomyxoid astrocytomas: Case reports and comparison with pilocytic astrocytomas

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 682-687

  Morales, Humberto ^a   Kwock, Lester ^a   Castillo, Mauricio ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CB 7510   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain tumor; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Pilomyxoid astrocytoma; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETISM; RESONANCE; TUMORS;

ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMORS; CASE REPORTS; ECHO TIME; IMAGING FEATURES; LOW GRADE; MYO-INOSITOL; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; PILOMYXOID ASTROCYTOMA; SIGNAL INTENSITIES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY;

CHOLINE; CREATINE; INOSITOL; LACTIC ACID; LIPID; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN STEM; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDEMA; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFANT; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PARIETAL LOBE; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; PILOMYXOID ASTROCYTOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34748853772     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e31803219b0     Document Type: Article

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