PET/CT imaging of delayed radiation encephalopathy following radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 474-478

  Wang, Xin Lu ^a   Yin, Ji Lin ^a   Li, Hua ^b   Li, Xiang Dong ^a   Quan, Jiang Tao ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU GENERAL HOSPITAL OF GUANGZHOU MILITARY COMMAND   (China)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Computed; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Positron emission tomography; Radiation encephalopathy; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN METABOLISM; BRAIN STEM; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC RATE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; OCCIPITAL LOBE; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 34047098369     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00029330-200703020-00008     Document Type: Article

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