Serial follow-up MRI of indeterminate cystic lesions of the pineal region: Experience at a rural tertiary care referral center

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 193, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 533-537

  Cauley, Keith A ^a,b   Linnell, Grant J ^b   Braff, Steven P ^b   Filippi, Christopher G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b FLETCHER ALLEN HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain MRI; MRI; Pineal cyst; Pineal gland; Pineal neoplasm; Pineocytoma

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PINEAL BODY; PINEAL BODY DISEASE; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PINEAL CYST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOLOGIST; SCHOOL CHILD; TEMPORAL LOBE; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINEAL GLAND; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149164441     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1906     Document Type: Article

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