Interpretation of magnetic resonance images in diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma: A survey of pediatric neurosurgeons - Clinical article

Journal of Neurosurgery: Pediatrics

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 97-102

  Hankinson, Todd C ^a   Campagna, Elizabeth J ^a   Foreman, Nich Olas K ^b   Handler, Michael H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b University of Colorado Denver and Children s Hospital Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma; Pediatric brain tumor; Surgical practice survey

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN DAMAGE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DIFFUSE INTRINSIC PONTINE GLIOMA; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONTINE GLIOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIOPSY; BRAIN STEM NEOPLASMS; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROSURGERY; PONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960253699     PISSN: 19330707     EISSN: 19330715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3171/2011.4.PEDS1180     Document Type: Article

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