Squamous cell cancer of hypopharynx and larynx - Evaluation of metastatic nodal disease based on computed tomography perfusion studies

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1034-1039

  Trojanowska, A ^a   Trojanowski, P ^a   Bisdas, S ^b   Staskiewicz G ^a   Drop, A ^a   Klatka, J ^a   Bobek Billewicz, B ^c  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^c Department of Radiology   (Poland)

Author keywords

CT perfusion; Laryngeal cancer; Lymph nodes; Squamous cell cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY PERFUSION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX CANCER; LARYNX CANCER; LYMPH NODE; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA;

CARCINOMA, SQUAMOUS CELL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERFUSION IMAGING; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84859958244     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.01.084     Document Type: Article

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