Diagnostic accuracy of apparent diffusion coefficient ratio in distinguishing common pediatric CNS posterior fossa tumors

Diagnostic accuracy of apparent diffusion coefficient ratio in distinguishing common pediatric CNS posterior fossa tumors

Abstract Background Pilocytic astrocytoma, medulloblastoma, and ependymoma are the most common pediatric CNS tumors seen at posterior cranial fossa and final diagnosis obtained by histopathology after surgical excision. Routine MRI study gives an idea about site and extension of the tumors but provi...

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Main Authors: Marwa Mohamed Mahmoud Esa, Emad Mohammed Mashaly, Yasser Fouad El-Sawaf, Mohammed Mahmoud Dawoud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-05-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Subjects:
Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) ratio
Ependymoma
Medulloblastoma
Pilocytic astrocytoma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s43055-020-00194-2

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