Intracerebral metastasis showing restricted diffusion: Correlation with histopathologic findings

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 117-120

  Duygulu, G ^a   Ovali, G Yilmaz ^b   Calli C ^a   Kitis, Ö ^a   Yunten N ^a   Akalin, T ^a   Islekel, S ^a  

^a EGE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diffusion MRI; Magnetic resonance imaging; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

B VALUE; BEFORE AND AFTER; BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOMAS; CELL CARCINOMA; COLON CARCINOMA; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; LUNG CARCINOMA; MANN-WHITNEY U TEST; METASTATIC LESIONS; MR IMAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESTRICTED DIFFUSION; SOLID COMPONENTS; SPIN ECHO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DIFFERENCES;

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DIFFUSION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MEDICAL IMAGING; MULTICARRIER MODULATION; STATISTICAL TESTS; TUMORS;

PATHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN METASTASIS; BREAST CARCINOMA; COLON CARCINOMA; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; LUNG SMALL CELL CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIMARY TUMOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTIS TERATOMA;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS;

EID: 77950050804     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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