Imaging of ependymomas: MRI and CT

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1203-1213

  Yuh, E L ^a   Barkovich, A J ^a   Gupta, N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

CT; Ependymoma; MR perfusion; MRI; Spinal ependymoma

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM;

CANCER GRADING; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EPENDYMOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; EPENDYMOMA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PERFUSION IMAGING; PROTONS; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 69949133729     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00381-009-0878-7     Document Type: Review

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