Imaging characteristics of pilomyxoid astrocytomas in comparison with pilocytic astrocytomas

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 311-316

  Lee, In Ho ^a,b   Kim, Ji Hye ^a   Suh, Yeon Lim ^a   Eo, Hong ^a   Shin, Hyung Jin ^a   Yoo, So Young ^a   Lee, Kyung Soo ^a  

^a Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Pediatric astrocytoma; Pilocytic astrocytoma; Pilomyxoid astrocytoma

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTROCYTOMA; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDEMA; FEMALE; GAMMA KNIFE RADIOSURGERY; HUMAN; HYDROCEPHALUS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; INFANT; MALE; MENINGEAL METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; PILOMYXOID ASTROCYTOMA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR BLEEDING; TUMOR CALCINOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASTROCYTOMA; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CEREBELLUM; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENINGES; MYXOMA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 80052153294     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2010.06.020     Document Type: Article

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