Detection of Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinomas After Radiotherapy with Technetium-99m Tetrofosmin Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography in Patients with Indeterminate Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings

Cancer Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 695-700

  Weng, Yih C ^a   Yen, Ruoh F ^b   Tsai, Ming H ^c   Wang, Jhi J ^d   Ho, Shung T ^e   Kao, Chia H ^c  

^a TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^e NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Single photon emission computed tomography; Techentium 99m tetrofosmin

Indexed keywords

TETROFOSMIN TC 99M;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER SCINTISCANNING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT CANCER; SINGLE PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AGED; CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL DISEASES; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; ORGANOTECHNETIUM COMPOUNDS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, EMISSION-COMPUTED, SINGLE-PHOTON;

EID: 0242665444     PISSN: 07357907     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CNV-120023768     Document Type: Article

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