Comparison of contrast-enhanced magnetization transfer imaging and contrast-enhanced fat saturation T1-weighted imaging in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 805-809

  Liu, Hon Man ^a   Hung, Jyi Jyh ^b   Huang, Kou Mou ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b LOTUNG POH AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance (MR); Magnetization transfer; Nasopharynx carcinoma

Indexed keywords

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; SATURATION MAGNETIZATION; TUMORS;

ADENOPATHIES; CONTRAST-ENHANCED; CONTRAST-TO-NOISE RATIO; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER CONTRASTS; MAGNETIZATION TRANSFER IMAGING; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; T1-WEIGHTED;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0036760832     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004728-200209000-00023     Document Type: Article

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