Morphological and functional MR imaging of Lhermitte-Duclos disease with pathology correlate

Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 297-300

  Cianfoni, A ^a   Wintermark, M ^b   Piludu, F ^a   D'Alessandris, Q G ^a   Lauriola, L ^a   Visocchi, M ^a   Colosimo, C ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE POLICLINICO UNIVERSITARIO A GEMELLI IRCCS   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Gadolinium; Lhermitte Duclos disease; MRI; Perfusion

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRANIOTOMY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LHERMITTE DUCLOS DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULARIZATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HAMARTOMA SYNDROME, MULTIPLE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 57049163009     PISSN: 01509861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neurad.2008.05.002     Document Type: Article

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