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Do Radiologists Report the TNM Staging in Radiology Reports for Head and Neck Cancers? A National Survey Study

B. Ko, U. Parvathaneni, P.A. Hudgins and Y. Anzai
American Journal of Neuroradiology August 2016, 37 (8) 1504-1509; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A4742
B. Ko
aFrom the Departments of Radiation Oncology (B.K., U.P.)
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U. Parvathaneni
aFrom the Departments of Radiation Oncology (B.K., U.P.)
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P.A. Hudgins
cDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (P.A.H.), Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
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Y. Anzai
bRadiology (Y.A.), University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
dDepartment of Radiology and Imaging Sciences (Y.A.), University of Utah Health Care, Salt Lake City, Utah.
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