Second brain tumors following central nervous system radiotherapy in childhood
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Squash Preparations in Central Nervous System Tumors
Background & Objectives: The accurate assessment of the diseased tissue is fundamental to the diagnosis and management of disorders of the central nervous system (CNS). The ‛squash’ or ‛crush’ technique has been universally employed in the intraoperative diagnosis of CNS tumors. The aim of our study was to evaluate the accuracy of squash preparation in diagnosing CNS tumors by comparing with hi...
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عنوان ژورنال: The British Journal of Radiology
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0007-1285,1748-880X
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.20140211