Spectrum of18F-FDG PET/CT findings in oncology-related recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 192, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 288-294

  Komissarova, Maria ^a   Wong, Ka Kit ^a   Piert, Morand ^a   Mukherji, Suresh K ^a   Fig, Lorraine M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Laryngeal nerves; Oncologic imaging; PET CT; Recurrent laryngeal nerve palsy; Vagus nerve; Vocal cord paresis

Indexed keywords

CISPLATIN; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; VINBLASTINE; VINCRISTINE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROPATHY; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE PALSY; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS; AGED; FEMALE; LARYNX TUMOR; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED;

AGED; FEMALE; FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F18; HUMANS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EID: 58149231212     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.08.1279     Document Type: Article

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