CT findings of primary non-teratomatous germ cell tumors of the mediastinum - A report of 15 cases

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1057-1061

  Tian, Li ^a,b   Liu, Li Zhi ^a,b   Cui, Chun Yan ^a,b   Zhang, Wei Dong ^a,b   Kuang, Ya Ling ^a,b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Germ cell tumor; Mediastinal neoplasm; Non teratomatous; Primary

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCIFICATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; GERM CELL TUMOR; HUMAN; MALE; MEDIASTINUM TUMOR; METASTASIS; PERICARDIAL EFFUSION; PLEURA EFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMINOMA; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIASTINAL NEOPLASMS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; NEOPLASMS, GERM CELL AND EMBRYONAL; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SUBTRACTION TECHNIQUE; TERATOMA; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859987777     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.02.005     Document Type: Article

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