Inter-observer variability in the measurement of diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 57-61

  Hayward, Robert M ^a   Patronas, Nicolas ^b   Baker, Eva H ^b   Vézina, Gilbert ^c   Albert, Paul S ^b   Warren, Katherine E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstem; Chemotherapy; Childhood malignant gliomas; Diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas; Magnetic resonance imaging; Tumor measurements

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM; OXYGEN; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2B; PROPOFOL;

ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE GLIOMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; PONS ANGLE TUMOR; REPRODUCIBILITY;

BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL TRIALS, PHASE II AS TOPIC; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION;

EID: 50649092430     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11060-008-9631-4     Document Type: Article

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