The role of magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnostic evaluation of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors

Indian Journal of Cancer

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 328-334

  Chhabra, A ^a   Soldatos, T ^a   Durand, D J ^a   Carrino, J A ^a   McCarthy, E F ^a   Belzberg, A J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; neurofibromatosis type 1; peripheral nerve sheath tumors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN PERIPHERAL NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CYST; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT PERIPHERAL NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NECROSIS; NERVE SHEATH TUMOR; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS TYPE 1; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE SHEATH NEOPLASMS; NEUROFIBROMATOSIS 1; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 80053959614     PISSN: 0019509X     EISSN: 19984774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0019-509X.84945     Document Type: Article

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