Pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma: Magnetic resonance imaging findings in a series of cases with histopathological confirmation;Xantoastrocitoma pleomórfico: Achados de ressonância magnética numa série de casos com confirmação histopatológica

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 35-39

  Gonçalves, Vinícius Trindade ^a   Reis, Fabiano ^a   Queiroz, Luciano de Souza ^a   França Jr , Marcondes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Astrocytoma; Central nervous system; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

GADOLINIUM; GLIAL FIBRILLARY ACIDIC PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN EDEMA; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CORTICAL DYSPLASIA; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EPENDYMOMA; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MENINGEAL CYST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PLEOMORPHIC XANTHOASTROCYTOMA; SCHOOL CHILD;

EID: 84872918582     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2012005000016     Document Type: Article

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