Research ArticleHEAD AND NECK
Sonography for the Detection of Cervical Lymph Node Metastases among Patients with Tongue Cancer:Criteria for Early Detection and Assessment ofFollow-up Examination Intervals
Kenji Yuasa, Toshiyuki Kawazu, Naonobu Kunitake, Satoru Uehara, Junichi Omagari, Kazunori Yoshiura, Eiji Nakayama and Shigenobu Kanda
American Journal of Neuroradiology June 2000, 21 (6) 1127-1132;
Kenji Yuasa
Toshiyuki Kawazu
Naonobu Kunitake
Satoru Uehara
Junichi Omagari
Kazunori Yoshiura
Eiji Nakayama
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Sonography for the Detection of Cervical Lymph Node Metastases among Patients with Tongue Cancer:Criteria for Early Detection and Assessment ofFollow-up Examination Intervals
Kenji Yuasa, Toshiyuki Kawazu, Naonobu Kunitake, Satoru Uehara, Junichi Omagari, Kazunori Yoshiura, Eiji Nakayama, Shigenobu Kanda
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2000, 21 (6) 1127-1132;
Sonography for the Detection of Cervical Lymph Node Metastases among Patients with Tongue Cancer:Criteria for Early Detection and Assessment ofFollow-up Examination Intervals
Kenji Yuasa, Toshiyuki Kawazu, Naonobu Kunitake, Satoru Uehara, Junichi Omagari, Kazunori Yoshiura, Eiji Nakayama, Shigenobu Kanda
American Journal of Neuroradiology Jun 2000, 21 (6) 1127-1132;
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