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Conventional Imaging in the Diagnosis of Brain Tumors

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The imaging features of various neoplasms in the central nervous system (CNS) are reviewed using the currently available diagnostic modalities. The advantages of each method in improving sensitivity and specificity in the diagnosis of CNS tumors are underlined.

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  1. School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece

    Athanasios D. Gouliamos

  2. Neuroradiology, National Institute of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA

    Nicholas J. Patronas

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  2. Imaging Department, Hygeia and Mitera Hospitals, Athens, Greece

    John A. Andreou

  3. Medical Oncologist, Head, Medical Oncology Department, Hygeia Hospital, Athens, Greece

    Paris A. Kosmidis

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Gouliamos, A.D., Patronas, N.J. (2018). Conventional Imaging in the Diagnosis of Brain Tumors. In: Gouliamos, A., Andreou, J., Kosmidis, P. (eds) Imaging in Clinical Oncology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-68873-2_17

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