The use of CT and MRI in the characterization of intracranial mass lesions

Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 173-184

  Carter, R M S ^a   Pretorius, P M ^a  

^a JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CONTRAST MEDIUM;

AGE; ANAMNESIS; CANCER GRADING; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 51349144835     PISSN: 09656812     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/imaging/64168868     Document Type: Review

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