Comparison of CT and MRI in detecting skull base invasion in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- VernacularTitle:鼻咽癌颅底骨质侵犯的CT与MRI对比检测
- Author:
Yuanzhi CHENG
;
Chaosu HU
;
Zhengrong ZHOU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
nasopharyngeal neoplasm;
skull base invasion;
magnetic resonance imaging;
tomography;
X-ray computed
- From:China Oncology
2001;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Purpose:To investigate the detection ability of CT and MRI in skull base invasion in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Methods:Sixty patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma were examined by plain CT scan at axial sections and MRI of T_(1)WI at axial , coronal and sagittal sections and T_(2)WI at axial sections fast spin echo (FSE). Results:The overall positive rates of skull base invasion detected by CT and MRI were 16.7% and 53.3%(?~2 Test,P
