Diffusion-weighted MR imaging in head and neck cancer: Comparison between half-Fourier acquired single-shot turbo spin-echo and EPI techniques

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1239-1246

  Verhappen, M H ^a   Pouwels, P J W ^a   Ljumanovic, R ^a   Van Der Putten, L ^a   Knol, D L ^a   De Bree, R ^a   Castelijns, J A ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GADOBUTROL; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE; GADOTERATE MEGLUMINE; GADOTERIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; ECHO PLANAR IMAGING; FEMALE; HALF FOURIER ACQUIRED SINGLE SHOT TURBO SPIN ECHO; HEAD AND NECK SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIMARY TUMOR; RADIOLOGIST;

AGED; CARCINOMA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; ECHO-PLANAR IMAGING; FOURIER ANALYSIS; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; LYMPHATIC METASTASIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84865284450     PISSN: 01956108     EISSN: 1936959X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A2949     Document Type: Article

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