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Gliofibroma: CT and MRI

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We describe CT and MRI appearances in two children with pathologically proven gliofibromas, in the cerebrum and cerebellum. A striking finding was lack of high signal on T2-weighted MRI.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Indiana University School of Medicine, University Hospital, 550 N. University Blvd., 46202-5253, Indianapolis, IN, USA

    K. S. Caldemeyer, R. R. Smith & C. C. Moran

  2. Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pemsylvania, USA

    R. A. Zimmerman

  3. Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    B. Azzarelli

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  1. K. S. Caldemeyer
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Caldemeyer, K.S., Zimmerman, R.A., Azzarelli, B. et al. Gliofibroma: CT and MRI. Neuroradiology 37, 481–485 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00600101

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