Is Diffusion-Weighted MRI Useful for Differentiation of Small Non-Necrotic Cervical Lymph Nodes in Patients with Head and Neck Malignancies? |
Lim, Hyun Kyung
(Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine)
Lee, Jeong Hyun (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Baek, Hye Jin (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Namkug (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Lee, Hayoung (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Park, Jee Won (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Kim, Sang Yoon (Department of Otolaryngology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Cho, Kyung Ja (Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) Baek, Jung Hwan (Department of Radiology and Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine) |
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