Postoperative surveillance magnetic resonance imaging for cerebellar astrocytoma

Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 707-712

  Vassilyadi, Michael ^a,b,c   Shamji, Mohammed F ^a   Tataryn, Zachary ^b   Keene, Daniel ^c   Ventureyra, Enrique ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Department of Surgery   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF EASTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER RECURRENCE; CEREBELLUM TUMOR; CHILD; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROSURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 70350303930     PISSN: 03171671     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0317167100008313     Document Type: Article

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