ADC measurements of lymph nodes: Inter- and intra-observer reproducibility study and an overview of the literature

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 75, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 215-220

  Kwee, Thomas C ^a   Takahara, Taro ^a   Luijten, Peter R ^a   Nievelstein, Rutger A J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance; Imaging; Lymph nodes; Staging

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE; DIFFUSION-WEIGHTED MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HEALTHY VOLUNTEERS; INTRAOBSERVER AGREEMENT; LYMPH NODE; REPRODUCIBILITIES; STAGING;

BODY FLUIDS;

ADULT; APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

EID: 77955847989     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2009.03.026     Document Type: Article

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