A pilot study of lymphotrophic nanoparticle-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging technique in early stage testicular cancer: A new method for noninvasive lymph node evaluation

Urology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1066-1071

  Harisinghani, Mukesh G ^a   Saksena, Mansi ^a   Ross, Robert W ^a   Tabatabaei, Shahin ^a   Dahl, Douglas ^a   McDougal, Scott ^a   Weissleder, Ralph ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ULTRASMALL SUPERPARAMAGNETIC IRON OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; LYMPHOROPHIC NANOPARTICLE ENHANCED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TESTIS CANCER; TIME;

ADULT; HUMANS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NANOSTRUCTURES; NEOPLASM STAGING; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TESTICULAR NEOPLASMS;

EID: 27744554172     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2005.05.049     Document Type: Article

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