Transitional cell tumor of the ovary: Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging features with pathological correlation

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 106-112

  Oh, Soon Nam ^a   Rha, Sung Eun ^a   Jung, Seung Eun ^a   Lee, Young Joon ^a   Choi, Byung Gil ^a   Byun, Jae Young ^a   Ku, Young Mi ^b   Jung, Chan Kwon ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Uijeongbu St Mary's Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brenner tumor; Computed tomography; MR imaging; Ovarian neoplasm; Transitional cell tumor

Indexed keywords

CELLS; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; CORRELATION METHODS; CYTOLOGY; TUMORS;

BRENNE TUMOR; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; HETEROGENEOUS SOLID; HOMOGENEOUS SOLIDS; MALIGNANT TUMORS; OVARIAN NEOPLASM; SIGNAL INTENSITIES; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TRANSITIONAL CELL TUMOR;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRENNER TUMOR; CELL HETEROGENEITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRANSITIONAL CELL CARCINOMA; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OVARY TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, TRANSITIONAL CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 62149121723     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e3181638121     Document Type: Article

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