Determination of tumour regression rates during radiotherapy for cervical carcinoma by serial MRI: Comparison of two measurement techniques and examination of intraobserver and interobserver variability

British Journal of Radiology

Volumn 72, Issue JAN., 1999, Pages 62-72

  Gong, Q Y ^a,b   Tan, Li Tee ^a,c   Romaniuk, C S ^a   Jones, B ^a   Brunt, J N H ^a   Roberts, N ^b  

^a CLATTERBRIDGE CENTRE FOR ONCOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRACHYTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OBSERVER VARIATION; REPRODUCIBILITY; STEREOLOGY; TIME; TUMOR REGRESSION; TUMOR VOLUME; UTERINE CERVIX CARCINOMA;

EID: 0032905637     PISSN: 00071285     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1259/bjr.72.853.10341691     Document Type: Article

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