Intramedullary tumours in patients with neurofibromatosis type 2: MRI features associated with a favourable prognosis

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-200

  Rennie, A T M ^a   Side, L ^b   Kerr, R S C ^a   Anslow, P ^a   Pretorius, P ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHURCHILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SURGERY; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRAMEDULLARY SPINAL CORD TUMOR; MALE; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEURORADIOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUMOR; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 2; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; THORACIC VERTEBRAE;

EID: 37849008945     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

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