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Imaging Modalities in Brain Tumors

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Imaging of Brain Tumors with Histological Correlations

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Imaging plays an important role in the evaluation of patients with brain tumors. CT and MRI represent the two most important and commonly used imaging modalities. They have a significant impact on patient care. The technical improvement of CT and MRI, the utility of contrast material in the imaging of brain tumors as well as the introduction of new imaging techniques, improved significantly the detection and the evaluation of brain neoplasms.

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Drevelegas, A., Papanikolaou, N. (2011). Imaging Modalities in Brain Tumors. In: Drevelegas, A. (eds) Imaging of Brain Tumors with Histological Correlations. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-87650-2_2

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