Accuracy of computed tomography in determining the presence or absence of metastatic retropharyngeal adenopathy

Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1478-1481

  Morrissey, David D ^a,c   Michael Talbot, J ^b   Cohen, James I ^a   Wax, Mark K ^a   Andersen, Peter E ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b East Portland Imaging Center   (United States)

^c East Portland Imaging Center ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

EID: 0033634855     PISSN: 08864470     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archotol.126.12.1478     Document Type: Article

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