Computed tomographic and magnetic resonance imaging findings in paranasal sinus involvement in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 800-804

  Chong, Vincent ^a   Fan, Y F ^b   Khoo, J B K ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Ethmoid sinus; Magnetic resonance imaging; Maxillary sinus; Sphenoid sinus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CARCINOMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARANASAL SINUS; PARANASAL SINUS TUMOR; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SINUSITIS;

CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PARANASAL SINUS NEOPLASMS; PARANASAL SINUSES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SINUSITIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0032200281     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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