Delayed MDCT imaging results in increased enhancement in patients with head and neck neoplasms

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 972-974

  Bartz, Brett H ^a   Case, Ian C ^a   Srinivasan, Ashok ^a   Mukherji, Suresh K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Contrast; Head and neck neoplasms; MDCT

Indexed keywords

MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY;

CONTRAST; HEAD AND NECK; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HOUNSFIELD UNITS; MDCT; T-TESTS;

TUMORS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HUMAN; IMAGING SYSTEM; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STUDENT T TEST;

EID: 33750703234     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.rct.0000224622.71832.11     Document Type: Article

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