Nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Comparison of diffusion and perfusion characteristics between different tumour stages using intravoxel incoherent motion MR imaging

European Radiology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 176-183

  Lai, Vincent ^a   Li, Xiao ^a   Lee, Victor Ho Fun ^a   Lam, Ka On ^a   Fong, Daniel Yee Tak ^b   Huang, Bingsheng ^a   Chan, Queenie ^c   Khong, Pek Lan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c PHILIPS HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Diffusion weighted imaging; Intravoxel incoherent motion; Magnetic resonance imaging; Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Tumour staging

Indexed keywords

FLUORODEOXYGLUCOSE F 18; GADOLINIUM PENTETATE MEGLUMINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTRAVOXEL INCOHERENT MOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTION; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NASOPHARYNX CARCINOMA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SCANNER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERFUSION; PERFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO; STUDENT T TEST; VOXEL BASED MORPHOMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASOPHARYNGEAL NEOPLASMS; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890439035     PISSN: 09387994     EISSN: 14321084     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00330-013-2995-7     Document Type: Article

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