Diffusion tensor imaging and 1H-MRS study on radiation-induced brain injury after nasopharyngeal carcinoma radiotherapy

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 340-345

  Wang, H Z ^a   Qiu, S J ^a   Lv, X F ^a   Wang, Y Y ^a   Liang, Y ^a   Xiong, W F ^a   Ouyang, Z B ^a  

^a SOUTHERN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHOLINE; CREATININE; N ACETYLASPARTIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN METABOLISM; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; FRACTIONAL ANISOTROPY; HUMAN; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASPARTIC ACID; BRAIN; CHOLINE; CREATININE; DIFFUSION TENSOR IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIATION INJURIES; RADIOTHERAPY; TEMPORAL LOBE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84858003184     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: 1365229X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2011.09.008     Document Type: Article

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