Value of diffusion-weighted imaging in grading tumours localized in the fourth ventricle region by visual and quantitative assessments

Journal of International Medical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 912-919

  Ji, Y M ^a   Geng, D Y ^a   Huang, B C ^a   Li, Y X ^a   Ren, G ^a   Zhu, L ^a  

^a FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Apparent diffusion coefficient; Brain neoplasm; Diffusion weighted imaging; Fourth ventricle region; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAPLASTIC EPENDYMOMA; ARTICLE; BRAIN FOURTH VENTRICLE; BRAIN TUMOR; CANCER GRADING; CHILD; CHOROID PLEXUS PAPILLOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HEMANGIOBLASTOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDULLOBLASTOMA; PILOCYTIC ASTROCYTOMA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL DETECTION; TUMOR CLASSIFICATION; TUMOR DIAGNOSIS; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 80052256189     PISSN: 03000605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/147323001103900325     Document Type: Article

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