A case of cervical spinal cord glioblastoma diagnosed with MR diffusion tensor and perfusion imaging

Journal of Neuroimaging

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 292-296

  Liu, Xiang ^a   Germin, Barbara I ^a   Ekholm, Sven ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion tensor imaging; Glioblastoma; Perfusion; Spinal cord

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; STEROID;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG MEGADOSE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; QUADRIPLEGIA; RADIATION DOSE; WEAKNESS;

AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; GLIOBLASTOMA; HUMANS; MALE; PERFUSION IMAGING; SPINAL CORD NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79959734153     PISSN: 10512284     EISSN: 15526569     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1552-6569.2009.00459.x     Document Type: Article

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