Role of diffusion weighted MR in the discrimination diagnosis of the cystic and/or necrotic head and neck lesions

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-213

  Koç, Osman ^a   Paksoy, Yahya ^a   Erayman, Ibrahim ^a   Kivrak, Ali Sami ^a   Arbag, Hamdi ^a  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Head neck; MRI; Necrotic lesion

Indexed keywords

HISTOLOGY; MEDICAL PROBLEMS; PATHOLOGY; RADIOLOGY; TUMORS;

DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; METASTASIS; NECROTIC LESION; NECROTIC TUMORS;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYST; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; METASTASIS; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRAIN ABSCESS; CHILD; CONTRAST MEDIA; CYSTS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHADENITIS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECROSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPPURATION;

EID: 34147117408     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2006.11.030     Document Type: Article

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