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  • Title: [MRI of the nasopharynx with Gd-DTPA: its value and differential diagnostic criteria].
    Author: Vogl T, Dresel S, Schedel H, Markl A, Grevers G, Stelzer S, Lissner J.
    Journal: Rofo; 1989 May; 150(5):516-22. PubMed ID: 2541475.
    Abstract:
    81 patients with masses in the nasopharynx were examined by MRI and CT. In cases of primary lesions of the nasopharynx (such as carcinomas and fibromas), MRI with Gd-DTPA was superior to CT. Secondary tumors involving the nasopharynx were visualized equally well with MRI with Gd-DTPA and CT. The results show that MRI should be the primary method of examination in lesions of the nasopharynx. CT is a secondary procedure useful for showing small areas of bone erosion. MRI with the paramagnetic contrast medium Gd-DTPA permits differentiation between inflammatory, cystic and neoplastic masses.
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