Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 10-17 , January 2007

Atypical imaging appearances of intracranial meningiomas

  • S. O'Leary
    • ,
  • W.M. Adams
    • ,
  • R.W. Parrish
    • ,
  • W. Mukonoweshuro

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: W. Mukonoweshuro, Radiology Department, X-ray East; Level 6, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth PL6 8DH, UK. Tel.: +44 1752 517 698; fax: +44 1752 763 277.

Received 23 September 2005 ,Revised 1 August 2006 ,Accepted 11 September 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2006.09.009

Clinical Radiology
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 10-17 , January 2007

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