MR imaging of nonmalignant polyps and masses of the nasopharynx and sphenoid sinus after radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1209-1214

  King, Ann D ^a,b   Ahuja, A T ^a   Leung, S F ^a   Abrigo, J ^a   Wong, J K T ^a   Poon, W S ^a   Woo, K S ^a   Chan, H S ^a   Tse, G M K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIBRIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BENIGN TUMOR; BONE NECROSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATORY CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NASOPHARYNX; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPHENOID SINUS; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME; METHODOLOGY; NASOPHARYNX TUMOR; NOSE POLYP; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NASAL POLYPS; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NASOPHARYNX; SPHENOID SINUS;

EID: 46749092937     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A1043     Document Type: Article

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