Dynamic Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI) and Diffusion Weighted MR Imaging (DWI) for Differentiation between Benign and Malignant Salivary Gland Tumors

Dynamic Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI) and Diffusion Weighted MR Imaging (DWI) for Differentiation between Benign and Malignant Salivary Gland Tumors

Background: Salivary gland tumors form nearly 3% of head and neck tumors. Due to their large histological variety and vicinity to facial nerves, pre-operative diagnosis and differentiation of benign and malignant parotid tumors are a major challenge for radiologists. Objective: The majority of t...

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Main Authors: Assili S, Fathi Kazerooni A, Aghaghazvini L, Saligheh Rad. H.R., Pirayesh Islamian J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shiraz University of Medical Sciences 2012-12-01
Series:Journal of Biomedical Physics and Engineering
Subjects:
DCE-MRI
DWI
Salivary Gland Tumors
Online Access:http://www.jbpe.org/Journal_OJS/JBPE/index.php/jbpe/article/view/383

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