Perfusion weighted MR imaging may differentiate primary CNS lymphoma from other homogeneously enhancing brain tumors

Neuroradiology Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 637-644

  Abul Kasim, Kasim ^a   Maly, P ^a   Strombeck A ^a   Svensson, J ^a   Sundgren, P C ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

ADC value; Homogeneous enhancement; Immunocompetent; MRI; rCBV

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN BLOOD VOLUME; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; PRIMARY CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM LYMPHOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

EID: 58149293390     PISSN: 11209976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/197140090802100505     Document Type: Article

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