Wong, Lun M.
King, Ann D. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5280-8349
Ai, Qi Yong H.
Lam, W. K. Jacky
Poon, Darren M. C.
Ma, Brigette B. Y.
Chan, K. C. Allen
Mo, Frankie K. F.
Article History
Received: 4 June 2020
Revised: 25 September 2020
Accepted: 30 October 2020
First Online: 25 November 2020
Compliance with ethical standards
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: The scientific guarantor of this publication is Ann D. King.
: The authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.
: One of the co-authors is a biostatistic expert and had provided support in the statistical analysis of this study.
: Written informed consent was waived by the local Institutional Review Board.
: Local Institutional Review Board approval was obtained.
: A total of 412 patients were included in this study, of which 151 with nasopharyngeal carcinoma and 102 with benign hyperplasia have been included in two previous studies published on American Journal of Neuroradiology entitled “MR imaging criteria for the detection of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: discrimination of early-stage primary tumors from benign hyperplasia” (10.3174/ajnr.A5493) and “Early detection of cancer: evaluation of mr imaging grading systems in patients with suspected nasopharyngeal carcinoma” (10.3174/ajnr.A6444).
: • Retrospective• Case-control study• Performed at one institution