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01.05.2007 | Head and Neck

Nodal imaging in the neck: recent advances in US, CT and MR imaging of metastatic nodes

verfasst von: Takashi Nakamura, Misa Sumi

Erschienen in: European Radiology | Ausgabe 5/2007

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Abstract

The presence of lymph node metastasis in the neck in patients with head and neck cancer is an important prognostic determinant in staging cancers and in planning surgery and chemo- and radiotherapy for the cancer patients. Therefore, metastatic nodes should be effectively differentiated from benign lymphadenopathies and nodal lymphomas. Here, we review recent advances in the diagnostic imaging of metastatic nodes in the neck, with emphasis placed on the diagnostic performance of MR imaging, Doppler sonography, and CT.

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Titel: Nodal imaging in the neck: recent advances in US, CT and MR imaging of metastatic nodes
verfasst von: Takashi Nakamura
Misa Sumi
Publikationsdatum: 01.05.2007
Verlag: Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in: European Radiology / Ausgabe 5/2007
Print ISSN: 0938-7994
Elektronische ISSN: 1432-1084
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-006-0490-0

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