Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 186-191 , July 2006

Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Positron-Emission Tomography Imaging in the 21st Century as Tools for the Evaluation and Management of Patients With Invasive Cervical Carcinoma

  • Aaron H. Wolfson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Aaron H. Wolfson, MD, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Sylvester Cancer Center, 1475 NW 12th Avenue, D-31, Miami, FL 33136.

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PII: S1053-4296(06)00009-9

doi: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2006.02.008

Seminars in Radiation Oncology
Volume 16, Issue 3 , Pages 186-191 , July 2006

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