Clinical Radiology
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 13-24 , January 2011

Post-treatment imaging appearances in head and neck cancer patients

  • C. Offiah

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationGuarantor and correspondent: C. Offiah, Department of Neuroradiology, St Bartholomew’s Hospital, Barts and The London NHS Trust, West Smithfield, London EC1A, UK. Tel.: +44 0207 377 7000x2456; fax: +44 0207 377 7165.
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  • E. Hall

Received 5 May 2010 ,Revised 22 August 2010 ,Accepted 3 September 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.crad.2010.09.004

Clinical Radiology
Volume 66, Issue 1 , Pages 13-24 , January 2011

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