From the Archives of the AFIP Lesions of the Pineal Region: Radiologic- Pathologic Correlation

Radiographics

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 2001-2020

  Smith, Alice Boyd ^a,b   Col, Lt ^a   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; ARTICLE; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PINEAL BODY TUMOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PINEALOMA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78349278423     PISSN: 02715333     EISSN: 15271323     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/rg.307105131     Document Type: Article

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