Clinical presentations and imaging findings of neuroblastoma beyond abdominal mass and a review of imaging algorithm

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 84, Issue 997, 2011, Pages 81-91

  Chu, C M ^a   Rasalkar, D D ^a   Hu, Y J ^c   Cheng, F W T ^b   Li, C K ^b   Chu, W C W ^a  

^a Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Organ Imaging ^*  (China)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c Suzhou Medical College of Soochow University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

(3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE; (3 IODOBENZYL)GUANIDINE I 123; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; OCTREOTIDE; PENTETATE INDIUM IN 111; PENTETREOTIDE IN 111; TECHNETIUM 99M;

ABDOMINAL MASS; ABDOMINAL NEUROBLASTOMA; ABDOMINAL TUMOR; ADRENAL TUMOR; ALLOGENEIC PERIPHERAL BLOOD STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BONE MARROW METASTASIS; BONE METASTASIS; BRAIN METASTASIS; BRAIN SCINTISCANNING; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER RELAPSE; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CYTOREDUCTIVE SURGERY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTANT METASTASIS; GASTROENTERITIS; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; JUVENILE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; LAMINECTOMY; LEARNING ALGORITHM; LIVER METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NEUROBLASTOMA; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANEOPLASTIC SYNDROME; PROGNOSIS; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; SPINAL CORD METASTASIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ALGORITHMS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; INFANT; MALE; NEUROBLASTOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 78650651163     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr/31861984     Document Type: Review

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