Role of MRI in intracavitary brachytherapy for cervical cancer: What the radiologist needs to know

American Journal of Roentgenology

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Beddy, Peter ^a   Rangarajan, R Deepa ^a   Sala, Evis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cervical cancer; Intracavitary brachytherapy; MRI; Oncologic imaging

Indexed keywords

BRACHYTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; INTRACAVITARY BRACHYTHERAPY; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION APPLICATOR; RADIOLOGIST; REVIEW; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; UTERUS PERFORATION; VAGINA PERFORATION; VAGINAL INJURY;

BRACHYTHERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING, INTERVENTIONAL; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79952264580     PISSN: 0361803X     EISSN: 15463141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2214/AJR.10.5050     Document Type: Review

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