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Multinodular and Vacuolating Neuronal Tumor of the Cerebrum: A New “Leave Me Alone” Lesion with a Characteristic Imaging Pattern

R.H. Nunes, C.C. Hsu, A.J. da Rocha, L.L.F. do Amaral, L.F.S. Godoy, T.W. Watkins, V.H. Marussi, M. Warmuth-Metz, H.C. Alves, F.G. Goncalves, B.K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters and A.G. Osborn
American Journal of Neuroradiology October 2017, 38 (10) 1899-1904; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5281
R.H. Nunes
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (R.H.N., A.J.d.R., L.L.F.d.A., H.C.A.), Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, Sao Paulo, Brazil
bDivision of Neuroradiology (R.H.N., A.J.d.R.), Diagnosticos da America SA, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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C.C. Hsu
cDepartment of Medical Imaging (C.C.H., T.W.W.), Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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A.J. da Rocha
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (R.H.N., A.J.d.R., L.L.F.d.A., H.C.A.), Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, Sao Paulo, Brazil
bDivision of Neuroradiology (R.H.N., A.J.d.R.), Diagnosticos da America SA, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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L.L.F. do Amaral
aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (R.H.N., A.J.d.R., L.L.F.d.A., H.C.A.), Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, Sao Paulo, Brazil
dDivision of Neuroradiology (L.L.F.d.A., V.H.M.), Medimagem, Hospital da Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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eDepartment of Radiology (L.F.S.G.), Hospital Sirio Libanes, Sao Paulo, Brazil
fDepartment of Radiology (L.F.S.G.), Medical School, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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dDivision of Neuroradiology (L.L.F.d.A., V.H.M.), Medimagem, Hospital da Beneficencia Portuguesa de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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gDepartment of Neuroradiology (M.W.-M.), University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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aFrom the Division of Neuroradiology (R.H.N., A.J.d.R., L.L.F.d.A., H.C.A.), Santa Casa de Sao Paulo School of Medical Sciences, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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hDepartment of Radiology (F.G.G.), Children's Hospital of Brasilia, Brasilia, Brazil
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iDepartment of Pathology (B.K.K.-D.), University of Colorado, Aurora, Colorado
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R.H. Nunes, C.C. Hsu, A.J. da Rocha, L.L.F. do Amaral, L.F.S. Godoy, T.W. Watkins, V.H. Marussi, M. Warmuth-Metz, H.C. Alves, F.G. Goncalves, B.K. Kleinschmidt-DeMasters, A.G. Osborn
Multinodular and Vacuolating Neuronal Tumor of the Cerebrum: A New “Leave Me Alone” Lesion with a Characteristic Imaging Pattern
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