Internal structure in pineal cysts on high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging: Not a sign of malignancy - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-84

  Pastel, David A ^a,c   Mamourian, Alexander C ^b   Duhaime, Ann Christine ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Fast imaging employing steady state acquisition; Pineal cyst; Pineal region

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINEAL GLAND; PINEALOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67650172492     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2008.5.17681     Document Type: Article

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