Evaluation by magnetic resonance imaging of the inferior vena cava in patients with non-seminomatous germ cell tumours of the testis metastatic to the retroperitoneum

British Journal of Urology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 942-951

  Ng, C S ^a,b   Husband, J E S ^a   Padhani, A R ^a   Long, M A ^a   Horwich, A ^a   Hendry, W F ^a   Dearnaley, D P ^a  

^a Departments of Diagnostic Radiology

^b INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Inferior vena cava; Magnetic resonance imaging and angiography; Non seminomatous germ cell tumours of the testis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAVA VEIN OBSTRUCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NON SEMINOMATOUS GERMINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0031396545     PISSN: 00071331     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1997.00213.x     Document Type: Article

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