Correlation between MR imaging-derived nasopharyngeal carcinoma tumor volume and TNM system

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 72-76

  Chong, Vincent F H ^a,d   Zhou, Jia Yin ^b   Khoo, James B K ^c   Chan, Kap Luk ^b   Huang, Jing ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c DIVISION OF MEDICAL ONCOLOGY   (Singapore)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance tumor volume measurement; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; TNM stage

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; CARCINOGENS; FUZZY CONTROL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING; SCANNING;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE TUMOR VOLUME MEASUREMENT; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; PROGNOSTIC FACTORS; TNM STAGE;

ONCOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; AUTOMATION; CANCER STAGING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TUMOR VOLUME; VALIDATION PROCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 29244465829     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2005.06.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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