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For a better understanding and management of the different brain tumours, an equivalent computer tomographic and morphological classification is desirable. An adequate classification leads to a grading of brain tumours and can thus shed some light on their prognosis.
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Iglesias, J.R., Kazner, E., Esparza, J., Aruffo, C. (1987). An Expert System for the Diagnosis of Brain Tumours in Computer Tomographic Images and Histopathologically. In: Chatel, M., Darcel, F., Pecker, J. (eds) Brain Oncology Biology, diagnosis and therapy. Developments in Oncology, vol 52. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-3347-7_39
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