Why the study?
Does preoperative MR imaging accurately predict the Shamblin group in patients with carotid body tumors?
Population
8 consecutive patients with 9 carotid body tumors who underwent surgery between 2004 and 2007 at a tertiary…
Comparison
Preoperative MR imaging assessing the maximum… vs Surgical records (Shamblin group).
Design
Cohort, The surgical records were blinded to the radiologists.
Authors
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Supports MR for preoperative Shamblin prediction in carotid body tumors; leaves open validation in larger prospective cohorts.
Does preoperative MR imaging accurately predict the Shamblin group in patients with carotid body tumors?
Preoperative MR imaging can accurately predict the Shamblin group of carotid body tumors based on the maximum degree of circumferential contact with the internal carotid artery.
Arya et al. (2008) studied this question.
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