Value of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group guidelines based on MR imaging in diagnosing lymph node metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Chinese Journal of Cancer

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages

  Ding, Zhong Xiang ^a,b   Liang, Bi Ling ^a   Shen, Jun ^a   Sun, Ying ^a   Xie, Bang Kun ^a   Yuan, Jian Hua ^b  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL PEOPLE'S HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Cervical lymph node; Diagnosis; Lymphatic metastasis; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nasopharyngeal neoplasm; Target volume delineation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CERVICAL LYMPH NODE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 79955758344     PISSN: 1000467X     EISSN: 1944446X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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