Haemorrhage within an intramedullary astrocytoma presenting with a mild clinical course and a fluid-fluid level on MRI

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 77, Issue 920, 2004, Pages 691-693

  Abdi, S ^a   Lenthall, R K ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE RADIOGRAPHY; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SIGNAL DETECTION; SPINAL CORD HEMORRHAGE; SPINE TUMOR; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; BLEEDING; SPINAL CORD TUMOR;

ADOLESCENT; ASTROCYTOMA; FEMALE; HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 4644356471     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/26882389     Document Type: Article

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