Indirect MR lymphangiography of the head and neck using conventional gadolinium contrast: A pilot study in humans

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 462-468

  Loo Jr , Billy W ^a   Draney, Mary T ^b   Sivanandan, Ranjiv ^c   Ruehm, Stefan G ^d   Pawlicki, Todd ^a   Xing, Lei ^a   Herfkens, Robert J ^a   Le, Quynh Thu ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Stanford University   (United States)

^c SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Functional imaging; Head and neck cancer; Lymphography lymphangiography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Sentinel node

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; CONTRAST MEDIA; DERMATOLOGY; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; IMAGING SYSTEMS;

FUNCTIONAL IMAGING; HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; SENTINEL NODE;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADRENALIN; CONTRAST MEDIUM; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; GADOTERIDOL; NOSE SPRAY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; HEMATOMA; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJECTION SITE; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INJECTION SITE SWELLING; INTERSTITIUM; LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; LYMPHATIC DRAINAGE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE LYMPHANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; NAUSEA; NORMAL HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; SCALP; TONGUE; TONGUE DISEASE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; CONTRAST MEDIA; FEMALE; GADOLINIUM DTPA; HEAD; HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; LYMPHOGRAPHY; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NECK; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; PILOT PROJECTS;

EID: 33748312045     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.05.045     Document Type: Article

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