The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) during the first 5 years after the cessation of therapy and to correlate MRI abnormalities with neuropsychologic outcome. ## METHODS. Thirty-two
Magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance angiography in long term survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated with cranial irradiation
β Scribed by Roger D. Laitt; E. Joanna Chambers; Paul R. Goddard; Charles J. Wakeley; Andrew W. Duncan; Nicholas K. Foreman
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 717 KB
- Volume
- 76
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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