Intravoxel incoherent motion MR imaging: Comparison of diffusion and perfusion characteristics between nasopharyngeal carcinoma and post-chemoradiation fibrosis

European Radiology

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2793-2801

  Lai, Vincent ^a   Li, Xiao ^a   Lee, Victor Ho Fun ^a   Lam, Ka On ^a   Chan, Queenie ^b   Khong, Pek Lan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Intravoxel incoherent motion; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Post chemoradiation fibrosis

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOPSY TECHNIQUE; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FIBROSIS; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MALE; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTION; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; RADIATION PNEUMONITIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RESPIRATORY-GATED IMAGING TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR BURDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84884769496     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-2889-8     Document Type: Article

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