Sensitivity and specificity of computed tomography for detection of extranodal spread from metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 778-782

  Souter, M A ^a,c   Allison, R S ^a   Clarkson, J H ^a   Cowan, I A ^a   Coates, M H ^a   Wells, J E ^b  

^a CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^c NONE   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carcinoma, squamous cell; Head and neck neoplasms; Neoplasm metastasis; Sensitivity and specificity

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE;

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NECK DISSECTION; RADIOLOGIST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 68149161084     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022215109004332     Document Type: Article

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