Midline medulloblastoma versus astrocytoma: The position of the superior medullary velum as a sign for diagnosis

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1037-1041

  Trasimeni, Guido ^a   Lenzi, Jacopo ^b   Di Biasi, Claudio ^c   Anichini, Giulio ^b   Salvati, Maurizio ^d   Raco, Antonino ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d IRCCS NEUROMED   (Italy)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Diagnosis; Medulloblastoma; MRI; Superior medullary velum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INFANT; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTERIOR FOSSA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUPERIOR MEDULLARY VELUM; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

ASTROCYTOMA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFRATENTORIAL NEOPLASMS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA;

EID: 49349105758     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-008-0635-3     Document Type: Article

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