CT characteristics of primary retroperitoneal neoplasms

Critical Reviews in Computed Tomography

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 247-270

  Neville, Amy ^a   Herts, Brian R ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Retroperitoneal sarcomas; Retroperitoneal tumors

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; GANGLIONEUROMA; HISTIOCYTOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INCIDENCE; LEIOMYOSARCOMA; LIPOSARCOMA; LYMPHOMA; NEURILEMOMA; NEUROFIBROMA; NEUROGENIC TUMOR; PARAGANGLIOMA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RETROPERITONEAL CANCER; RETROPERITONEAL SARCOMA; REVIEW;

HUMANS; LYMPHOMA; NEUROECTODERMAL TUMORS; RETROPERITONEAL NEOPLASMS; SARCOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 4944254827     PISSN: 10408371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10408370490506616     Document Type: Review

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