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MR Imaging Criteria for the Detection of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: Discrimination of Early-Stage Primary Tumors from Benign Hyperplasia

A.D. King, L.Y.S. Wong, B.K.H. Law, K.S. Bhatia, J.K.S. Woo, Q.-Y. Ai, T.Y. Tan, J. Goh, K.L. Chuah, F.K.F. Mo, K.C.A. Chan, A.T.C. Chan and A.C. Vlantis
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2017, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A5493
A.D. King
aFrom the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (A.D.K., L.Y.S.W., B.K.H.L., Q.-Y.A.)
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L.Y.S. Wong
aFrom the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (A.D.K., L.Y.S.W., B.K.H.L., Q.-Y.A.)
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B.K.H. Law
aFrom the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (A.D.K., L.Y.S.W., B.K.H.L., Q.-Y.A.)
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K.S. Bhatia
eImaging Department (K.S.B.), St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare, National Health Service Trust, London, UK
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J.K.S. Woo
cOtorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery (J.K.S.W., A.C.V.)
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Q.-Y. Ai
aFrom the Departments of Imaging and Interventional Radiology (A.D.K., L.Y.S.W., B.K.H.L., Q.-Y.A.)
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fDepartment of Radiology (T.Y.T.), Changi General Hospital, Singapore
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hPathology (K.L.C.), Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
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dDepartment of Chemical Pathology (K.C.A.C.), State Key Laboratory in Oncology in South China, Li Ka Shing Institute of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Hong Kong, S.A.R., China
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