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Granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma) causing spinal cord compression
(Springer-Verlag, 1993-08)
Granulocytic sarcoma (chloroma) is a rare solid tumor of myelogenous stem cells, usually appearing in patients with acute myelogenous leukemia and less commonly in patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia or myeloproliferative ...
Vertebrobasilar arterial occlusions in children
(Springer-Verlag, 1974-12)
Three children with angiographically confirmed, sudden thrombosis involving the vertebro basilar arterial system are presented. Ten previously reported cases are reviewed with particular regard to possible etiologies. ...
Some technique-dependent patterns of collateral flow during cerebral angiography
(Springer-Verlag, 1974-12)
During selective transfemoral catheter cerebral angiography, anastomoses between external carotid branches and the vertebral artery, between the vertebral and deep or ascending cervical arteries, and between the middle ...
Alexia without agraphia
(Springer-Verlag, 1992-05)
Two new cases of alexia without agraphia are presented. Pertinent clinical findings, anatomy, pathophysiology and differential diagnoses are reviewed. The importance of carefully examining the inferior portion of the left ...
Diffusion tensor imaging of the brain: review of clinical applications
(Springer-Verlag, 2004-05)
We review the theoretical background to diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and some of its commoner clinical applications, such as cerebral ischemia, brain maturation and traumatic brain injury. We also review its potential ...
MR spectroscopy in the evaluation of recurrent contrast-enhancing lesions in the posterior fossa after tumor treatment
(Springer-Verlag, 2004-07)
Recurrent contrast-enhancing lesions arising within foci of prior brain neoplasms treated with chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy pose a significant diagnostic dilemma, as they may represent recurrent or residual tumor, ...
Massive symptomatic subependymoma of the lateral ventricles: case report and review of the literature
(Springer-Verlag, 2005-03)
Subependymomas are benign intraventricular tumors with an indolent growth pattern, which are usually asymptomatic, and most commonly occur in the fourth and lateral ventricles. When symptomatic, subependymomas often obstruct ...
Amyloidosis of the spine in a patient on long-term hemodialysis
(Springer-Verlag, 1990-07)
A 54-year-old man with a history of renal failure treated with hemodialysis for over 10 years presented with clinical signs and symptoms and plain radiographic, computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging features ...
Normal age-related signal change in the laryngeal cartilages
(Springer-Verlag, 2004-08)
MRI may be used for detecting cartilage invasion in patients with laryngeal carcinoma. However, the normal laryngeal ossification pattern has not been studied. Our purpose was to examine the normal age-related signal ...
Cerebral angiography in meningeal sarcomatosis and carcinomatosis
(Springer-Verlag, 1974-12)
The angiographic findings in a case of metastatic meningeal carcinomatosis and a case of primary meningeal sarcomatosis are presented. The presence of focal arterial narrowing at the base of the brain and/or over the ...