Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 43-52 , January 2007

Paediatric PNET: pre-surgical MRI features

  • A. Chawla

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
    • ,
  • J.V. Emmanuel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
    • ,
  • W.T. Seow

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
    • ,
  • J. Lou

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Medicine, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
    • ,
  • H.E. Teo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Diagnostic Imaging, KK Women's and Children's Hospital, Singapore
    • ,
  • C.C.T. Lim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neuroradiology, National Neuroscience Institute, Singapore
    • Diagnostic Radiology, Yong Loo Lin Medical School, National University of Singapore, Singapore
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: T. Lim, National Neuroscience Institute, 11 Jalan Tan Tock Seng, Singapore 308433. Tel.: +65 6357 7021; fax: +65 6358 1259.

Received 17 July 2006 ,Revised 7 September 2006 ,Accepted 14 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.09.008

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 43-52 , January 2007

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