Diffusion-weighted MR images and pineoblastoma: Diagnosis and follow-up

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 64-68

  Gasparetto, Emerson L ^a,c,d   Da Cruz Jr , L Celso Hygino ^a   Doring, Thomas M ^a   Araújo, Bertha ^c   Dantas, Mário Alberto ^c   Chimelli, Leila ^b,c   Domingues, Romeu C ^a  

^a CDPI Clínica de Diagnóstico Por Imagem

^b Diagnose Laboratory of Pathology

^c PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^d NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Magnetic resonance imaging; Pineoblastoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; VINCRISTINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PINEOBLASTOMA; TUMOR BIOPSY;

EID: 42049107327     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2008000100015     Document Type: Article

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