MR evaluation of normal retroperitoneal and pelvic lymph nodes

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 193-200

  Grubnic, Sisa ^a   Vinnicombe, Sarah J ^a   Norman, Andrew R ^a   Husband, Janet E ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF CANCER RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Lymphatic system; Magnetic resonance imaging

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ORGAN SIZE; PARAAORTIC LYMPH NODE; PELVIS LYMPH NODE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TESTIS TUMOR; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0036520991     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/crad.2001.0893     Document Type: Article

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