Evaluation of Salivary Gland Function Using Diffusion-Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Follow-Up of Radiation-Induced Xerostomia

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the value of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) as a noninvasive tool to assess salivary gland function for follow-up of patients with radiation-induced xerostomia. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study included 23 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma who...

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Autores principales: Zhang, Yunyan, Ou, Dan, Gu, Yajia, He, Xiayun, Peng, Weijun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society of Radiology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6005952/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29962882
http://dx.doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2018.19.4.758