MR of the posterior fossa including cerebellopontine angles [electronic resource]
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[Book]
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/ the Radiological Society of North America
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Oak Brook, Ill
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: RSNA
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, c1989.
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1 computer laser optical disc col
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. 4 3/4 in
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Title on cassette label: MR of posterior fossa including cerebellopontine ang
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Presented and recorded live at the 1988 scientific assembly and annual meet
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Approved for 1/2 credit hr. in category 1 for the Physician's Recognition Award of the
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(Producer) MR aids in diagnosis of tumors in the posterior fossa and cerebellopontine angles, and offers a high level of gray-white matter differentiation, a lack of bone artifacts from the adjacent thick skull base, and multiplanar images. The identification of cysts often helps to narrow the differential diagnosis and may facilitate the surgical decompression of tumors. This course demonstrates the ability of MR to demonstrate the solid or cystic nature of tumors in these regions. The value of gadolinium-DTPA enhancement in the identification of small tumors of the internal auditory canals and skull base is also presen
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MR of posterior fossa including cerebellopontine angles