MRI findings in patients with severe trismus following radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma

European Radiology

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2586-2593

  Bhatia, Kunwar S S ^a   King, Ann D ^a   Paunipagar, Bhawan K ^a   Abrigo, Jill ^a   Vlantis, Alexander C ^a   Leung, Sing F ^a   Ahuja, Anil T ^a  

^a Prince of Wales Hospital   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Complications; MRI; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Radiotherapy; Trismus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE NECROSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; JAW MALFORMATION; MALE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MYOFIBROSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NERVE INJURY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SCLEROSIS; SINUSITIS; SKULL BASE; TRISMUS;

ADULT; AGED; ATROPHY; CARCINOMA; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; OSTEORADIONECROSIS; TRISMUS;

EID: 70350145005     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-009-1445-z     Document Type: Article

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