Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 362-367 , April 2009

Prospective assessment of MRI for imaging retroperitoneal metastases from testicular germ cell tumours

  • S.A. Sohaib

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Institute of Cancer Research & Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: S.A. Sohaib, Department of Imaging, Royal Marsden Hospital, Downs Road, Sutton, Surrey, SM2 5PT, UK. Tel.: +44 20 8661 3213/4/5; fax: +44 20 8661 3506.
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  • D.M. Koh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Institute of Cancer Research & Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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  • Y. Barbachano

      Affiliations

    • Department of Computing and Statistics, Royal Marsden Hospital, Institute of Cancer Research & Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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  • J. Parikh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Institute of Cancer Research & Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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  • J.E.S. Husband

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiology, Institute of Cancer Research & Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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  • D.P. Dearnaley

      Affiliations

    • Department of Academic Urology Unit, Institute of Cancer Research & Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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  • A. Horwich

      Affiliations

    • Department of Academic Urology Unit, Institute of Cancer Research & Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK
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  • R. Huddart

      Affiliations

    • Department of Academic Urology Unit, Institute of Cancer Research & Royal Marsden Hospital, Sutton, Surrey, UK

Received 30 July 2008 ,Revised 6 October 2008 ,Accepted 26 October 2008.

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PII: S0009-9260(08)00460-1

doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2008.10.011

Clinical Radiology
Volume 64, Issue 4 , Pages 362-367 , April 2009

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