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Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography Findings in Pediatric Giant Cell Glioblastoma

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  1. Department of Pediatrics, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd., 77030, Houston, Texas, USA

    L. Zipp MS & J. M. Slopis MD

  2. Department of Neuroradiology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland

    L. Zipp MS & C. Stippich MD

  3. Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SW, 55905, Rochester, Minnesota, USA

    K. M. Schwartz MD

  4. Department of Neuropathology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland

    E. Hewer MD

  5. Department of Radiation Oncology, Kimmel Cancer Center, Thomas Jefferson University, 111 S. 11th Street, 19107, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

    Y. Yu PhD

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Zipp, L., Schwartz, K., Hewer, E. et al. Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Computed Tomography Findings in Pediatric Giant Cell Glioblastoma. Clin Neuroradiol 22, 359–363 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00062-012-0130-9

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