Sonographic Appearance of Parotid Glands in Patients Treated With Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy or Conventional Radiotherapy for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Ultrasound in Medicine and Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 220-230

  Cheng, Sammy C H ^a   Ying, Michael T C ^a   Kwong, Dora L W ^b   Wu, Vincent W C ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Conventional radiotherapy; Intensity modulated radiotherapy; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Parotid gland; Ultrasound; Xerostomia

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSIS; DUCTS; PATIENT MONITORING; ULTRASONICS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

INTENSITY-MODULATED RADIOTHERAPY; INTERNAL ARCHITECTURE; NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMA; PAROTID GLANDS; SONOGRAPHIC APPEARANCE; TRANSVERSE DIMENSIONS; ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION; XEROSTOMIA;

RADIOTHERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE DISPLAY; INTENSITY MODULATED RADIATION THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION INJURY; SIALOADENITIS;

EID: 78751606724     PISSN: 03015629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ultrasmedbio.2010.11.002     Document Type: Article

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