Pilomyxoid astrocytoma: Expanding the imaging spectrum

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1861-1866

  Linscott, Luke ^a   Osborn, A G ^a   Blaser, S ^b   Castillo, M ^c   Hewlett, R H ^d   Wieselthaler, N ^d   Chin, S S ^a   Krakenes, J ^e   Hedlund, G L ^f   Sutton, C L ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f PRIMARY CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BASAL GANGLION; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARIETAL LOBE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEMPORAL LOBE; TUMOR BLEEDING; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERNATIONALITY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 56849100193     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1233     Document Type: Article

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