Magnetic resonance imaging features of nasopharyngeal carcinoma and nasopharyngeal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: Are there differences?

European Journal of Radiology

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1146-1154

  Liu, Xue Wen ^a   Xie, Chuan Miao ^a   Mo, Yun Xian ^a   Zhang, Rong ^a   Li, Hui ^a   Huang, Zi Lin ^a   Geng, Zhi Jun ^a   Zheng, Lie ^a   Lv, Yan Chun ^a   Wu, Pei Hong ^a  

^a SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY CANCER CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

Lymphadenopathy; Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Non Hodgkin's lymphoma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CANCER INVASION; CLIVUS; ETHMOID SINUS; FEMALE; FORAMEN MAGNUM; HUMAN; HYPOPHARYNX; LEVATOR MUSCLE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MAXILLARY SINUS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NASOPHARYNX NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PALATINE TONSIL; PAROTID REGION; PETROUS BONE; PHARYNGEAL MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKULL BASE; SOFT PALATE; SPHENOID; TENSOR MUSCLE; TONSIL; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR LOCALIZATION;

EID: 84860749698     PISSN: 0720048X     EISSN: 18727727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2011.03.066     Document Type: Article

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