Nasopharyngeal carcinoma

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 437-447

  Chong, V F H ^a   Ong, C K ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Tumour volume

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; MEDICAL IMAGING; ONCOLOGY; PATIENT TREATMENT; TUMORS;

MUCOSAL INVOLVEMENT; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; TUMOUR VOLUME;

IMAGING SYSTEMS;

ARTICLE; ATROPHY; BONE NECROSIS; BRAIN; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN NECROSIS; CANCER STAGING; CANCER THERAPY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ENCEPHALOMYELOPATHY; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MUCOSA; MUSCLE ATROPHY; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; SALIVARY GLAND ATROPHY; SKULL BASE; TEMPORAL LOBE NECROSIS;

CONTRAST MEDIA; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NEOPLASM STAGING; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 44649151711     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2008.03.029     Document Type: Article

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