Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 256-264 , March 2009

Atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumors of the central nervous system: imaging and clinical findings in 16 children

  • I.H. Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • S.-Y. Yoo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: S.-Y. Yoo, Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 50 Ilwon-dong, Gangnam-Gu, Seoul 135-710, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +822-3410-0511; fax: +822-3410-2559.
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  • J.H. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • H. Eo

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology and Center for Imaging Science, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • O.H. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Ajou University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • I.-O. Kim

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • J.-E. Cheon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • A.Y. Jung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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  • B.J. Yoon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Received 23 May 2008 ,Revised 30 August 2008 ,Accepted 2 September 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.09.007

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 3 , Pages 256-264 , March 2009

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