New MR sequences (diffusion, perfusion, spectroscopy) in brain tumours

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 999-1009

  Rossi, Andrea ^a   Gandolfo, Carlo ^a   Morana, Giovanni ^a   Severino, Mariasavina ^a   Garrè, Maria Luisa ^a   Cama, Armando ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Brain; Child; Diffusion; MR; Perfusion; Spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

ASPARTOACYLASE; CHOLINE; CREATINE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING AGENT;

BRAIN TUMOR; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BRAIN NEOPLASMS; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 77954429316     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-010-1613-y     Document Type: Review

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