Erdheim-Chester disease of the central nervous system: New manifestations of a rare disease

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2126-2131

  Sedrak, P ^a   Ketonen, L ^a   Hou, P ^a   Guha Thakurta, N ^a   Williams, M D ^a   Kurzrock, R ^a   Debnam, J Mathew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN NUCLEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; ERDHEIM CHESTER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PONS; SPINE;

ADULT; AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ERDHEIM-CHESTER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MAXILLOFACIAL ABNORMALITIES; MIDDLE AGED; RARE DISEASES; SPINAL DISEASES;

EID: 84455188350     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2707     Document Type: Article

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