Detection of recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma: MR imaging versus CT

Radiology

Volumn 202, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 463-470

  Chong, Vincent F H ^a   Fan, Yoke Fun ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Computed tomography (CT), comparative studies; Head and neck neoplasms; Head and neck neoplasms, CT; Head and neck neoplasms, MR; Head and neck neoplasms, therapeutic radiology; Magnetic resonance (MR), comparative studies; Nasopharynx, neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER RECURRENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031016578     PISSN: 00338419     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1148/radiology.202.2.9015075     Document Type: Article

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