Imaging of metastatic melanoma

Journal of the Hong Kong College of Radiologists

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 66-69

  King, D Mike ^a  

^a ROYAL MARSDEN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Computed tomography; Magnetic resonance imaging; Melanoma; Metastasis

Indexed keywords

BONE METASTASIS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM METASTASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ECHOGRAPHY; HEPATOBILIARY SYSTEM CANCER; HUMAN; LIVER METASTASIS; LYMPH NODE METASTASIS; MELANOMA; METASTASIS; MUSCLE METASTASIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SOFT TISSUE METASTASIS; SPLEEN CANCER; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

EID: 9444232852     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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