From the archives of the AFIP pigmented lesions of the central nervous system: Radiologic-pathologic correlation

Radiographics

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1503-1524

  Smith, Alice Boyd ^a,b   Rushing, Elisabeth J ^a   Smirniotopoulos, James G ^b  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMOR; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENT DISORDER; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIGMENTATION DISORDERS;

EID: 70349910643     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.295095109     Document Type: Article

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