European Journal of Radiology
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 204-211 , March 2004

MRI and CT findings of neurohypophyseal germinoma

  • Mitsunori Kanagaki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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  • Yukio Miki

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-75-751-3790; fax: +81-75-751-4353.
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  • Jun A. Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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  • Yuta Shibamoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, 1 Kawasumi, Mizuho-cho, Mizuho-ku, Nagoya 467-8601, Japan
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  • Takahiro Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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  • Tetsuya Ueba

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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  • Nobuo Hashimoto

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurosurgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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  • Junji Konishi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nuclear Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin Kawahara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan

Received 22 January 2003 ,Revised 30 May 2003 ,Accepted 2 June 2003.

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European Journal of Radiology
Volume 49, Issue 3 , Pages 204-211 , March 2004

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