Vestibular schwannoma: when to look for it?

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 124, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 258-264

  Gimsing, S ^a  

^a LILLEBAELT HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acoustic neuroma; Magnetic resonance imaging; Screening

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; VESTIBULAR NERVOUS SYSTEM;

AGED; AUDIOMETRY; DENMARK; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HEARING LOSS, UNILATERAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; PATIENT SELECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION TESTS; STAPEDIUS; TINNITUS;

EID: 77949646791     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215109991423     Document Type: Article

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