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MRI-Based Assessment of the Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscle as a Predictor of Surgical Margin after Transoral Robotic Surgery in HPV-Positive Tonsillar Cancer

Y.J. Kim, W.-J. Jeong, Y.J. Bae, H. Kim, B.S. Choi, Y.H. Jung, S.H. Baik, L. Sunwoo and J.H. Kim
American Journal of Neuroradiology December 2020, 41 (12) 2320-2326; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A6806
Y.J. Kim
aFrom the Department of Radiology (Y.J.K., Y.J.B., B.S.C., S.H.B., L.S., J.H.K.)
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W.-J. Jeong
bOtolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery (W.-J.J., Y.H.J.)
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H. Kim
cPathology (H.K.), Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea.
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Y.J. Kim, W.-J. Jeong, Y.J. Bae, H. Kim, B.S. Choi, Y.H. Jung, S.H. Baik, L. Sunwoo, J.H. Kim
MRI-Based Assessment of the Pharyngeal Constrictor Muscle as a Predictor of Surgical Margin after Transoral Robotic Surgery in HPV-Positive Tonsillar Cancer
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American Journal of Neuroradiology Dec 2020, 41 (12) 2320-2326; DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.A6806
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