Anatomical bases for the radiological delineation of lymph node areas. Major collecting trunks, head and neck

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 146-155

  Lengelé, Benoît ^a   Hamoir, Marc ^a   Scalliet, Pierre ^b   Grégoire, Vincent ^b  

^a Department of Experimental Morphology ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cancer; CTV; Head and neck cancer; Lymphatics; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

CANCER SURGERY; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH VESSEL; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; PAROTID GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; THORACIC DUCT; ANIMAL; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD; HISTOLOGY; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; NECK; RADIOGRAPHY; RADIOTHERAPY;

ANIMALS; HEAD; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC IRRADIATION; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; LYMPHATIC SYSTEM; NECK; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 34548446327     PISSN: 01678140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2007.02.009     Document Type: Review

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