Pediatric primary brain tumors

Top Magn Reson Imaging. 1992 Sep;4(4):64-77.

Abstract

Magnetic resonance (MR) studies of pediatric brain tumors have been reported. Instead of reviewing previous studies, this article addresses specific subjects related to pediatric brain tumors, including MR signal characteristics, fourth ventricular tumors, pineal region tumors, tumors in chronic epilepsy, tumors in early infancy, and brain tumors in phakomatoses.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Brain / pathology
  • Brain Neoplasms / complications
  • Brain Neoplasms / diagnosis*
  • Child
  • Epilepsy / complications
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging*
  • Neurofibromatoses / diagnosis
  • Tuberous Sclerosis / diagnosis
  • von Hippel-Lindau Disease / diagnosis