Spinal cord astrocytomas are rare neoplasms that can result in alteration of the spinal cord
structural integrity, which can be assessed by using diffusion tensor imaging methods. Our …

Introduction Intramedullary spinal cord neoplasms (ISCN) in children provide diagnostic,
treatment and management dilemmas. Resection results in the best chance for disease …

Intramedullary tumors account for 20% to 30% of all primary intradural tumors; however,
spinal cord tumors are uncommon, accounting for approximately 2% to 4% of all primary …

Purpose To determine the biologic behavior and prognostic factors of spinal cord
astrocytoma, we reviewed surgical and clinical outcomes. Due to the rarity of spinal cord …

PURPOSE Our purpose was to describe the MR imaging features in a series of spinal
intramedullary gangliogliomas and to compare these findings with the MR features of …

Study Design. Retrospective cohort analysis. Objective. To examine the effect of resection
on survival and neurological outcome in a modern cohort of patients with spinal cord …

Intramedullary spinal cord astrocytomas are uncommon tumors. They are the most common
spinal cord tumor in children and in adults are second only to ependymomas in frequency of …

Spinal cord tumors are rare; however, every radiologist should be able to recognize and
readily identify those lesions often found in younger patients or children [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 …

Object The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the predictive value of diffusion
tensor (DT) imaging with respect to resectability of intramedullary spinal cord tumors and to …

Fifty patients with intramedullary space occupying lesions were studied with MR from
October 1983. Of these 32 were operated on and histological diagnosis together with gross …