Initial clinical experience with dextran-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide for detection of lymph node metastases in patients with head and neck cancer.

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Authors

Yoshimi Anzai

K. E. Blackwell · University of California, Los Angeles

Sharon L. Hirschowitz · University of California, Los Angeles

J W Rogers

Yutaka Satō

William T. C. Yuh

VM Runge · University of Kentucky

Michael R. Morris · Bristol-Myers Squibb (Germany)

Stuart J. McLachlan

Abstract

MR imaging with iron oxide can enable specific differentiation of metastatic and benign nodes in patients with head and neck cancer. This agent may potentially enhance the detection of metastatic lymph nodes and deserves further investigation.

Topics & Keywords

Head and Neck Cancer Studies Bone and Joint Diseases Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Radiology

Volume 192, Issue 3, pp. 709-715

DOI: 10.1148/radiology.192.3.7520182

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