Imaging of the nasopharynx and skull base

Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 547-571

  Chong, Vincent F H ^a   Khoo, James B K ^b   Fan, Yoke Fun ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; NASOPHARYNX CANCER; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POSTERIOR FOSSA; SKULL BASE;

EID: 12244298919     PISSN: 10649689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1064-9689(02)00010-7     Document Type: Review

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