Role of diffusion-weighted MR imaging in cervical lymphadenopathy

European Radiology

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1468-1477

  Abdel Razek, Ahmed Abdel Khalek ^a   Soliman, Nermin Yehia ^a   Elkhamary, Sahar ^a   Alsharaway, Mousa K ^a   Tawfik, Ali ^a  

^a MANSOURA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Cervical lymph nodes; Diffusion MR imaging; Head and neck

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICAL LYMPHADENOPATHY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; MALE; METASTASIS; NECK DISSECTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33745041450     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-005-0133-x     Document Type: Article

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