Radiation-Induced Damage to Microstructure of Parotid Gland: Evaluation Using High-Resolution Magnetic Resonance Imaging

International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1030-1038

  Kan, Tomoko ^a   Kodani, Kazuhiko ^a   Michimoto, Koichi ^a   Fujii, Shinya ^a   Ogawa, Toshihide ^a  

^a TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

head and neck cancer; magnetic resonance imaging; Parotid gland; radiotherapy; xerostomia

Indexed keywords

CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; HEAD-AND-NECK CANCER; HIGH RESOLUTION; INTENSITY RATIO; INTERNAL ARCHITECTURE; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES; MORPHOLOGIC CHANGES; NONINVASIVE METHODS; PAROTID GLAND; PAROTID GLAND DOSE; PAROTID GLANDS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION-INDUCED DAMAGES; VISUAL ASSESSMENTS; XEROSTOMIA;

DUCTS; MAGNETIC MATERIALS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; MAGNETISM; MICROSTRUCTURE; RADIOTHERAPY;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; MALE; MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PAROTID GLAND; PAROTID GLAND DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAROTID GLAND; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY, CONFORMAL; XEROSTOMIA;

EID: 77953567591     PISSN: 03603016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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